12 Angry Men: Influence of Surroundings
A persons surroundings can influence him. In "12 Angry Men" by
Reginald Rose a young mans life is held by twelve men with contrasing
views. Eight a caring man, who wishes to talk about why the other jurors
think that the boy is guilty, clashes with Three, a sadistic man who would
pull the swith himselfto end the boys life. Accroding to Rose, several
elements can infulence a jury's verdict, such as the emotional make-up of
Many elements can change a jurors decision. Juror Three, who is
convincd that the boy is guilty, is allied with Four who is eventually
convicedEights showing of how the two testimonies given by the old woman
and old man are lies, votes guilty. Three outraged by this exclames "A
guilty man's gonna be walking the streets... he's got to die! Stay with
me." (23) But Four sees the truth that Eight has brought into th light and
still votes guilty. Eight tries to convince Three how the boy is not guilty
beyond reasonable doubt but Three does not listen adn would rather see the
boy die. "For this kid, you bet I'd pull the switch."(17) This shows how
emotionally unstable Three is. He is a grown man living in a civilized
community and would like to see a boy who he does not even know die by his
own hands Eight does not think highly of Three for what he says about
killing the boy and shouts "your a sadist."(17) which is the absolute
The emotional make-up of a juror can change his desicision on wther
or not to let a man live or die. When someone is asked judge someone else,
shoud not you look at al the facts to be sure beyond a shoadow of a doubt
that the man who cimmitted the crime is guilty? Yes, a juror should look at
all the facts but some do not, they just judge the person on how that
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