12 angry men

             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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