On The Waterfront Analysis

The protagonist shows way to overcome and deal with conflict this happens in both ‘Twelve angry Men’ with juror 8 and ‘On The Waterfront’ with Terry Malloy. While juror 8 is confident while having all the odds against him, Terry Malloy is very different while he needs encouragement from those that are around him. Juror 8 shows he is willing to break the law to achieve justice for the boy. He shows this by getting a knife and getting it inside the jury room. Terry is unsure on what to do and seeks advice from those around him such as Father Barry. Father Barry convinces Terry Malloy to do the right thing and use his evidence against Johnny Friendly in court. Elia Kazan shows a message that the truth will never come out if you don’t speak up.

In the two novels, there are also antagonist they are Johnny Friendly in ‘On the Waterfront’ and all the other jurors in ‘Twelve Angry Men’. Johnny Friendly runs society with everyone to scared
In the jury room it is a plan, bare and empty room with just one table in the middle. This shows that there is nowhere to hide it is also the hottest day of the year which can also show the tension in the room. Where as in ‘On the Waterfront’ you see many different techniques used there is one part where you see Terry Malloy standing out the front of the church in a blanket of fog sitting over him this can show his unclearness of what to do. You see Father Barry standing by his side almost trying to guide him through the fog. You also see the community looking up to the gang members which shows how the town is run and how everyone is stuck in society by the way Johnny Friendly and his gang run the town. There also some similarities you see between the two such as how the jurors are locked into the jury room just like how in ‘On the Waterfront’ are locked into how society