accordance with solid moral principles” (41) as well as a drive to reach an honest verdict by convincing the group to look at all the possibilities despite the obvious and assumed. Juror 3 would best be classified as an alienated follower as his prejudice against the defendant clouds his judgment‚ placing a bias on why he thinks the boy is guilty. As it turns out‚ his own son that he hasn’t seen for 2 years had grown up challenging his authority and rejecting his morals providing the basis for the
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murdering his father. Let’s learn more about Juror 3 in 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose. As soon as the jurors move to the deliberation room‚ Juror 3 begins throwing his influence on the weakest member of the jury‚ Juror 2. Juror 3 is annoyed that it has taken as long as it has‚ as to him‚ the boy is obviously guilty. He is anxious to get the vote out of the way and is shocked when he discovers that there is one juror who sees things differently than he does. He has no sympathy that the defendant is only 19
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12 Angry Men‚ a 1957 film directed by Sidney Lumet‚ based off of a teleplay by Reginald Rose‚ exemplifies various forms of human communication amongst a small group of men. After the court dispute‚ the jury had been announced to their destination. Twelve strongly expressive men accumulate into a small group in the court where they will all come to a consensus on whether a boy is to be charged guilty or innocent. The group of twelve men that gathered into this small room‚ all displayed unique and
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identity‚ a common purpose‚ and a mutual influence. A jury is a good example of a small group because it has at least 12 people in it deliberating a verdict. The movie “12 Angry Men” focuses on a jury’s reflections in a capital murder case. A 12-man jury is directed to begin discussions in the first-degree murder trial of an 18-year-old man accused in the stabbing death of his father. How would you describe the following characteristics of groups? Cohesiveness is an amount of the fascination of the group
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The first thing I noticed in the movie 12 angry men was how hot the room was they were in. I wonder if that is intentionally done to raise agitation from the start. The Juror nicknamed “The messenger service guy” was very loud and obnoxious from the get go. He mentioned in the movie how he was estranged with his own son‚ which led me to believe the trial hit him on a personal level that blinded his judgment. He is stubborn and set in his ways‚ he is the hardest to convince that the subject might
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12 angry men is a 1957 film about 12 Jurors deliberating a court case about a murder. This case involves an 18 year boy being accused of killing his father. If these Jurors found the boy guilty he would be sent to the chair also known as a death penalty. When the men enter the blazing hot room they had a break before meeting up‚ then had a vote if the boy is guilty or not. All of the Jurors except one found the defendant guilty. When they realized Juror #8 is against them‚ they get rattled up and
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Juror #5 In the play‚ 12 Angry Men‚ there are 12 jurors in a jury room. All of them are completely different‚ coming from various occupations and backgrounds. Juror #5 stood out among them because of a few things. He was from a very different background than the others. He grew up in the slums‚ just like the teenager being tried in the case. Because of this‚ he would take offense to the rude things the other jurors said about people from the slums. This contributed a lot to him changing his
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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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at the same time realizing that the defendant’s life “The Boy” is at stake. Jurors usually depend on facts and evidence in their judgment‚ but in this particular case some jurors derived their judgment in terms of their own personalities‚ backgrounds‚ prejudices and emotional tilts. When pride‚ jealousy and frustration all emerge as seen in the movie‚ we see irrational and rational decision making. Henry’s influence effectiveness can be summarized in the following points:‐ 1‐ In the preliminary vote
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12 Angry Men: Boy Is Innocent Gentlemen of the jury‚ I would like to point out to you three pieces of evidence that prove this young boy is innocent. I would like to revewthe purchase of the knife‚ the old man hearing a yell‚ and the movie theater. The future of this young boy is in your hands now‚ make the right decision. Find him innocent. First off‚ the knife that was purchased the night of the murder. After fighting with his dad‚ he wanted to get away from his house. He lives in the
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