In 12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose, taking a stand can come in two main forms as seen in the novel from anger and prejudice to calm and logical reasoning. In the novel juror 8 and juror 3 both take a stand alone with juror 8 at the start and juror 3 at the end, but juror 8 started it all off with his vote of “Not guilty” with his stubbornness refusing to budge until all the evidence has been gone through. Where juror 3 keeps his vote of “Guilty” steady through the novel as his prejudice and belief of all evidence heard was right towards the young boy on trial. But taking a stand is most effective when people are reasonable and not clouded by emotion clouded as seen by juror 8’s stand and influence on the other jurors.
