In the two texts ‘On the Waterfront’ and ‘Twelve Angry Men’, the protagonists face conflicts through standing up for what is right and standing alone by telling others what is right. In ‘On the Waterfront’, Terry Malloy faces the conflict of whether to or not to testify against Johnny Friendly. Terry has an inner conflict with Edie when he isn’t sure if he should stay ‘Deaf & Dumb’ or testify. Father Barry and Edie continually challenge Terry which then gives him the courage to testify against Friendly. Elia Kazan, the director of this text, shows that triumph can only be achieved when one overcomes its self-interest.
In this text, conflict is also further explored when Terry Malloy decides to testify rather than seek revenge through violence. When Terry testifies, it shows his bravery to act on this situation. When he goes back to work to confront other workers, Terry goes back to ‘get his rights’, this then shows Terry Malloy is willing to engage in conflict to do what he believes is right and this also links into the bravery he has. …show more content…
The conflict he has is that the other Jurors vote guilty without actually looking at the evidence. Juror 8 believes it should be thoroughly looked at and they should discuss if the boy is guilty or not guilty. Unlike Terry Malloy from ‘On the Waterfront’ that doesn’t face his conflict till the end of the text, Juror 8 decides to cause conflict straight from the start of the text. He does this because he believes the boy is not guilty and also causes conflict because he is upfront and tells the other jurors how it
In this text, conflict is also further explored when Terry Malloy decides to testify rather than seek revenge through violence. When Terry testifies, it shows his bravery to act on this situation. When he goes back to work to confront other workers, Terry goes back to ‘get his rights’, this then shows Terry Malloy is willing to engage in conflict to do what he believes is right and this also links into the bravery he has. …show more content…
The conflict he has is that the other Jurors vote guilty without actually looking at the evidence. Juror 8 believes it should be thoroughly looked at and they should discuss if the boy is guilty or not guilty. Unlike Terry Malloy from ‘On the Waterfront’ that doesn’t face his conflict till the end of the text, Juror 8 decides to cause conflict straight from the start of the text. He does this because he believes the boy is not guilty and also causes conflict because he is upfront and tells the other jurors how it