12 Angry Men Summary of Characters

knows to perfection the proper etiquette and he has comitatus towards his leaders and elders. As

He has a heart and feelings. He is not cold and impersonal. When he looks at a situation he takes the person and/or event into account. It’s like not having a one size fits all mentality as in a lot of our laws and punishments today. (Novak, pg. 221)

He got up yelled, expressed his thoughts, and stood his ground although no one else agreed. The speakers attempt to persuade did not appear to be effective. It seemed that all he did was make people angry and disagree with his point of view. I could tell because the people started to get up and face the other way because they did not want to hear or believe in what he was saying. I would have added more evidence that would convict the kid of being guilty rather than just stating that they are like everyone else and are only capable of doing wrong.

He has a temper and cannot abide rudeness, but he almost always waits and bides his time to exact revenge. That temper can still sometimes get him in trouble when one of the very few people who actually make him feel rouse it - he's prone to impulsive behaviors. He is also somewhat prone to impulsive behaviors when he's upset or irritated and then has to take the time to clean up the 'mess'.

Even though people said very hurtful comments to him he would still try to have an open mind. This quote is an example of what those bullies were saying to him, “ ‘Hey, Salami! You look so skinny. Let me know if you need more food. You want another sandwich?

he tended to live under the radar of the public eye as not to bring trouble to him nor his family.

He shows Simonpower and emotion by fighting back no matter what the clergymen said to him.

The classic 1957 movie 12 Angry Men delves in to a panel of twelve jurors who are deciding the life or death fate of an eighteen year old italian boy accused of stabbing his father to death. The twelve men selected as jurors are a diverse group, each coming to the table with their own socioeconomic backgrounds, personal experiences, prejudice’s, and all of this plays a role in the jurors attitudes and/or misconceptions of the accused young man. How each of the jurors, all but Juror Eight played by Henry Fonda, experiences and personalities impact their original vote of guilty is clear at the beginning of the movie with the first vote. However, from the start, Juror Eight displays confidence, and demonstrates leadership abilities utilizing

He knows how to argue. He knows how to be a bad kid. Being mean and a good liar. Some weaknesses are his temper and being nice. He knows how to be rude.

7. He found it appealing because he finally found a home. He felt the sense of brotherhood with guys that he just met.

what does he value, and how do his character and his values matter to our understanding of the

It is not until the end of the film that the audience fully understands why Juror #3 is hostile and angry. He hinted earlier in the movie that his son and he got into a fight and his son left. This anger that he shows through the movie is the anger that he has for his son leaving. Because of this anger, he does not think critically. He heard the basic facts and made his decision off of that. Without questioning the evidence, he is quick to form an opinion and defend it despite the other details presented by the other jurors. He lacks the ability to successfully critically think because he does not analyze the evidence nor does he present his own arguments skillfully. He only defends his stance based off of personal pathos which hinders his ability to critically think.

Funny I didn’t think of it before. I guess you try to forget those things. Anyone who’s ever used a switch knife would never have stabbed downward. You don’t handle a switch knife that was. You us it underhand,” (Rose, 25). This helps convince some of the other jurors to change their vote to not guilty. His contribution of information made the jurors think more about their vote. His character grows from being meek to being an important factor in the result of the case being a fair trial. There is still other prejudice that made one juror still vote guilty.

many people have. He dealt with the conflict the best way that he could, much

His key traits were determined, visionary, risk taker, tenacious, dedicated, high energy, caring, conscientious, motivated, persistent, and ambitious.