12 Angry Men And On The Waterfront

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Paragraph1: In both mediums, there are characters in twelve angry men who is juror 8 and in on the waterfront Edie who speak up for what they believe is right and will achieve justice for others who are too weak to speak up for themselves This is demonstrated in Twelve Angry Men when Juror 8 speaks up for what he believes is right when he is the only Juror in the jury room that believes that the accused might be “not guilty” juror 8 wanted to talk about the case to ensure the accused was given a fair trial. This is also demonstrated in the film On the Water front when Father Barry speaks up for what he believes is right, by doing that he speaks up for others who are too afraid to speak up for them. Kazan shows that father Barry being a leader

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