12 Angry Men Momentum

Claim: The most important/significant message in 12 angry men is that momentum creates the majority. Establish Evidence: The story of 12 Angry Men starts out with the 8th juror being alone and having no one to back him up. Evidence: This is explained on page 12 from the 8th juror, “There were eleven votes for ‘guilty’.” Analysis: This scene symbolizes the theme of the story because it shows how there is absolutely no momentum or evidence to back up the not guilty side at first. This was a very strong part of the book because it really develops the 8th juror with how his personality is very calm, confident and empathetic. Reginald Rose makes those his personality traits to be able to stand against the ridicule of all the other judges. Establish …show more content…
I did.” Analysis: This reflects the theme of the story because this is the start of the momentum that begins to pick up and carry throughout the book with just one juror but soon more and more. Link: As a result, without juror 9 standing up and believing in juror 8, the boy (the victim) would have been sent to the electric chair and there would never have been a story. Establish Evidence: Later in the story, the 8th juror has continued to bring up major points and mold everyone’s opinion, besides juror 3, while staying neutral the whole time. Evidence: With this in mind, towards the end of the story on page 72 from the 3rd juror he says, “All right. ‘Not Guilty’.” Analysis: This reflects the theme because at the end of the story the 8th juror makes one final point with how the old lady had imprints on her nose from eyeglasses and that it could have impaired her vision when seeing the killing happen. This final point changes a total of 3 jurors all at once and this momentum keeps rolling and influences the final and most stubborn juror which happens to be the 3rd