12 Angry Men In a world where the jury is the voice of the people’s justice‚ twelve men sit in a room poised to determine the fate of one boy’s life. Did he do it? If he didn’t‚ who did? Why would a young man kill his beloved father with a switchblade knife? The moment that the jury-comprised of twelve Caucasian men‚ abhorrent in today’s society-entered the small‚ blank‚ bleak room‚ they had already come to the conclusion that the young man was guilty as charged without deliberation.
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1. Which character is the best critical thinker? Explain your answer in a well-developed paragraph. Support your reasoning with specific examples from the movie. The best critical thinker in 12 Angry Men is Henry Fonda’s character‚ Davis or Juror number eight. Davis really supported and stood by all of his decisions and examined the evidence thoroughly. He not only looked at the situation through his eyes‚ but also through the young boy’s and witnesses spectrums. Davis was in no hurry to decide
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Hum115 12 Angry Men The character in this movie that was the most effective critical thinker was juror 8(Henry Fonda). The types of characteristics that Fonda‚ exemplify is provisionalism‚ creativity‚ and critical thinking. By doing this he is uncover new ways of interpreting evidence‚ turns to certainty and shortsightedness when arriving at conclusions. For example‚ Fonda commented on how the boy had been slapped around all his life and was treated poorly. This kind of thinking leads to more external
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In the short story‚ 12 Angry Men‚ there are multiple similarities and several differences from what is in the movie. In fact‚ there are more differences than there are similarities. Some of the differences really change the movie from the book. In the opening act of the short story‚ there is a narration that states that the judge is a male. In the opening act of the movie‚ you can see that the judge is not a male. Also‚ in the story‚ the judge seems quite a bit more serious about making the
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The movies‚ Star Wars A New Hope and 12 Angry Men‚ are both brimming with similarities and differences. Star Wars is an action packed sci fi movie about Luke Skywalker’s and Han Solo’s mission to rescue Princess Leia from the Empire‚ and their mission restore the Rebels freedom in the galaxy. 12 Angry Men is an action packed court drama about 12 men‚ on jury duty‚ debating whether a boy‚ who killed his father‚ is guilty or not. It’s an intense movie where many juror’s opinions are changed. Each movie
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The Power of Words: Conveyed in 12 Angry Men In all stories‚ plays‚ or works of literature‚ theme is a major component. Theme is the message that the author communicates to the audience‚ through the story. The most jutting theme conveyed by Reginald Rose in Twelve Angry Men is the power of words‚ and he portrays this best by the effects of the word choice of each juror‚ by using character foil in the way Juror 3 and Juror 8 present their reasons for taking their vote‚ and some verbal irony that
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Maia Fitch 3.16.12 Mr. Oldford Block 1B 12 Angry Men Response 12 Angry Men was a very good movie to me and it had a message behind it all. The message I understood was that you should always think the options and never judge too quick. This movie was very old and can somewhat relate to what still goes on these days in the same situation. If I was one of the jurors‚ I feel as if I would’ve been like Davis and not close the case so quickly. Davis was a thinker and he didn’t want them to just
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“12 Angry Men” Essay The movie "12 Angry Men" focuses on a jury’s decision on a capital murder case. A 12-man jury is sent to begin decisions on the first-degree murder trial of an 18-year-old Latino accused of stabbing his father to death‚ where a guilty verdict means an automatic death sentence. The case appears to be open-and-shut: The defendant has a weak alibi; a knife he claimed to have lost is found at the murder scene; and several witnesses either heard screaming‚ saw the killing or the
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Moral Foundations 12 Angry Men and Morality A moral person does what is right for the group or society as a whole‚ not what is just right for themselves or one other person at any given point in time. In 12 Angry Men the voice of moral reason is clearly Juror Number 8‚ who from the beginning is the only “Not Guilty” vote because he believes they should at least talk about the court case of the Puerto Rican boy before they send him ultimately to his death. Juror 8 had integrity; he realized
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12 Angry Men: Reaction Paper The film 12 Angry Men gives an inside look at the inner workings of a jury deliberation as twelve random strangers are called to do their civil duty. In a group of diverse people from different backgrounds‚ Henry Fonda’s character attempts to convince the rest of his fellow jurors not to easily convict a troubled young man just because it would be the simple solution to all of their problems. The jurors are placed in extreme circumstances in which heat and angst drive
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