Grace Chavez Response to Twelve Angry Men 11-4-2013 Twelve Angry Men Twelve angry men is a movie which takes place in a New York jury chamber on one of the hottest days in the year during the deliberation faze. Juror #8 (Henry Fonda) is the only juror out of the twelve who believes that the case they are deciding on should not be open and shut he wants to talk and point out facts of the case. The twelve men in the case must decide on this young boy’s fate‚ who is on trial for the murder of
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To place multiple men in a room to decide the fate over a criminal can lead to many biases being expressed in means to back up one ’s opinion on the case. The personal predilections & biases made by some individuals who happen to be part of a jury can ultimately either place an innocent man in jail or let a guilty man run free. The Reginald Rose play Twelve Angry Men shows just how dangerous it is for jurors to bring their personal agendas to the table through the bigoted biases of Juror 10 and the
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The Jury Who Had To Use Thinking Skills In Twelve Angry Men‚ a young man is on trial for stabbing and killing his father. The movie focuses on twelve randomly selected citizens who are assigned the duty of determining the fate of this 19 year old man. The jury is supposed to examine certain facts and determine the truth based solely on the evidence presented to them in court. It is assumed that the jurors will judge fairly and without personal bias. Basically‚ the jurors need to use critical
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How does Rose use structural elements to strengthen his examination of the judicial system? Rose uses the structural elements of the play to further his position‚ critiquing the flaws of the judicial system. 12 Angry Men takes place in ’real time’‚ which allows for the play’s characters to further develop and creates a sense of realism. The characters of the play are representative of the play’s message‚ that decisions such as the one the jurors must make are important‚ and cannot be viewed with
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In the movie “12 Angry Men” all five methods of influence were used. The Methods of influence such as use of reason‚ assertiveness‚ coalition building‚ higher values‚ and bargaining were all used by the jurors; whether it was purposely or subconsciously. The influential methods used by juror number eight were the most effective for many reasons. Jurors number three‚ the messenger service owner‚ and number ten‚ the garage owner tried to use the assertiveness method of influence to get their points
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From watching 12 Angry Men‚ it raises the question of what are the factors that influence the choices we make and the actions we take? 12 Angry Men was about a trial of an 18 year old boy who was accused murdering his father. He was accused of stabbing his father in the chest with a pocket knife. The judge commanded that the jury needs to come up with a decision as to whether or not the verdict (the boy) was guilty or not. If the jury pleaded guilty‚ the boy would face the death penalty. At first
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1957 classic film‚ ’12 Angry Men’‚ the writer‚ Reginald Rose‚ portrays the antagonist‚ Juror #7‚ as a Christ figure. The writer’s use of a few conspicuous similarities made making the initial connection simple. However‚ the writer’s brilliant use of inconspicuous similarities made researching this paper very enjoyable. It amazes me that a writer takes the time to tuck little morsels of meaning just under the surface of his work. Let’s take a deeper look at ’12 Angry Men’. The film tells
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Group Dynamics in 12 Angry Men In the 1957 classic 12 Angry Men‚ group dynamics are portrayed through a jury deliberation. Group dynamics is concerned with the structure and functioning of groups as well as the different types of roles each character plays. In the film‚ twelve men are brought together in a room to decide whether a boy is guilty of killing his father. The personality conflicts‚ the joint effort and the functioning of several minds together to search for the truth are just a few
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Analysis of 12 Angry Men: a) Stage of group development: The 12 Angry Men provides good examples to demonstrate 4 stages of group dynamics. First stage of Group Dynamics is forming. In this stage‚ members don’t have clear idea and are not sure about their role and responsibilities. When 12 members of jury entered the room to vote‚ they were not clear about their roles. Some of them wanted to vote guilty‚ one person wanted to discuss while some were really not bothered and wanted to leave as soon
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Has bias ever influenced anything you have done? Have you ever been swayed by the way someone looks or by the color of their skin. In 12 Angry Men bias is everywhere‚ most of the characters have been influenced by bias one way or another. But by far juror 3‚ 10‚ and 7 are the most biased because they all can be mean‚ racist‚ and impatient. The first juror that is influenced by bias is juror number #3 by being mean. First he is mean in this book because on page 14 juror #3 says “ I never saw
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