Justin Leung 3/8/16 Essays - Film, Fiction, Literature,

Justin Leung 3/8/16 8-347 Rollins "Twelve Angry Men": Character Description: Novel: The 9th juror is portrayed as an old-man but with wisdom in his deliberation of the testimony of the alleged murder, and reveals about himself that he is constitutional among other jurors and also independent. The 8th juror is known for his unbiased opinions and deliberation throughout the prosecution, as well as the first juror in the jury room to hold "not guilty" after the testimony and account of the boy was provided. The 3rd and 10th jurors were exceedingly bias and prejudice throughout the prosecution, and were of the last ones to vote "guilty" before the drama ended. The 3rd juror also mentions that he had a son in the beginning of the book. The second juror is meek and indecisive, and throughout the book remains almost quiet and neutral. The 7th juror has no sentiment about the trial, as his concerns lean more toward catching his "game" and getting the prosecution over with--the fate of the boy. Movie: The 8th juror is an honest and humble juror among the rest, and again was the first to claim "not guilty" of the defendant. The 9th juror was shown as a humble old -gentleman who respected his peers deliberation of the prosecution of the trial but nevertheless remained loyal to the cause and opinions of the 8th juror. The 2nd juror was quiet and indecisive at first, but then revealed himself as a constitutional and outspoken individual when confronted by the 10th juror. Additions: Novel: In the courtroom drama "Twelve Angry Men" written by author Reginald Rose, the defendant of the case of alleged murder of the father--the boy-- was claimed to be 19 years-old in the play edition. The play ends with only two jurors left alone in the room, #3 and #8, and they exit. Movie: The movie exhibits that the testimony of the boy stated that he was 19 years-old, as oppose to the account that he was 18 years in the drama. In addition--in the movie--the jurors leave the room, Juror 8 helps the distraught Juror 3 with his coat in a show of compassion. The film ends when the friendly Jurors 8 (Davis) and 9 (McCardle) exchange names, and all of the jurors descend the courthouse steps to return to their individual lives. Deletions: Novel: Here, the scene begins with the jurors of the prosecution regarding the judge's final statements concerning the case in the courtroom and then walking out into the jury room. In addition, the 3rd juror sees that continuously fighting as "guilty" against everyone else correspondingly "not guilty" rendered to him the revelation that he could not win, no matter the actual verdict, and thus changed his vote to "not guilty", and the curtain closes. Movie: This adaption of the drama features the beginning scene to be where the jurors have already been presented with the testimony of the defendant--the boy who allegedly murdered his father--and were in their way to the jury room to deliberate the case and debate on the verdict. In addition, at the end of the production, the 3rd juror acts stubborn and refused to vote "not guilty" even when his reasoning that the boy should be convicted was weak and had already been questioned and contradicted. Thus, the juror takes one good look at the picture of his son in his pocketbook and crumbles it, bursting into tears at witnessing what he had just done and the n votes "not guilty", leaving everybody to return to their normal lives. When the jurors put on their coats, the 8th juror helps out the 3rd and then exchanges names with the 9th as they reach the exit of the court building. Relationship: Novel: The book-edition of this courtroom drama portrayed the 3rd juror--the one who only made the deliberation of the recollection of pieces of testimony slower--was a stubborn man that drew everybody's attention to him due to his racist prejudice and bias of the defendant--a minority originating from a slum--and specifically claiming that it was "...his right" to hold the side of "guilty" and that he was entitled to his opinion in a court of law. Movie: The