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Twelve Angry Men

I watched the older version of Twelve Angry Men, starring Henry Fonda. There were many acts of prejudice and biases present in the movie because of the different personality types and backgrounds of the jurors. Jurors 1 was a foreman in a company, and because of his background he immediately took it upon himself to take charge of the 11 other men as to how they went about discussing the trial. Juror 2 was meek and timid-spoken and seemed to go along with what everyone said. He seemed to be introverted and have a perceiving personality because he was shy, didn’t mind last minute changes, and was open-minded. He always had an agreeing comment when someone stated a point that they thought was relevant. Juror 3 owned a messenger service and was very strong-opinionated. At many points in the movie he tries to take charge and tell everyone to vote GUILTY with no real reasons. He has a Type A personality, very competitive, angry and hostile during most of the movie until he broke do...

Posted by: Ryan Wilkins

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