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Twelve Angry Men By Reginald Rose

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Gabe DeFreitas ElA 8B 12AM Literary Analysis Essay. In the play “Twelve Angry Men,” by Reginald Rose, 12 jurors in New York City decide if the defendant who may have stabbed his father is innocent or guilty. Juror four shows a bias towards the boy because of where he grew up, but in the end changes his vote because he has a reasonable doubt. Furthermore, juror 4 shows a negative bias towards the defendant in the Jury room and shows some challenge to our jury system. In the book 12 Angry Men on page 18 Juror 4 states “He was born in a slum, slums are breeding grounds for criminals.” This shows that Juror 4 has a negative bias towards the boy just because of where he was born. He also states on page 18 “Children from slum backgrounds are potential

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