What Does Juror 8 Mean In 12 Angry Men

Most people will choose to go with the flow rather than against it, even if it means being untruthful to others or themselves. This is shown in the way the twelve jurors in Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose. When the jurors first voted they all voted guilty except for juror eight, who believed that there was reasonable doubt. The jurors go against the defendant ,in order to leave quickly and get back to their own families, without any doubt of them doing the right thing. That is, when juror eight had to stand up for the truth, even though the others were fine otherwise. He held his integrity, which must be kept in order to gain the trust of others. In the beginning, the jury was unhappy with juror eight decision to go against the flow of the trail. This is shown in how the jurors, specifically ten react: “THREE. All right. They …show more content…
This is first shown when five hesitates when asked a question: “EIGHT. [To FIVE] did you think he lied? [FIVE can’t answer immediately. He looks around nervously.] FIVE. I-I don’t know.” ( Reginald Rose 25). Many jurors followed in fives footsteps and turned away from their original opinions about the case. Later on the jurors encourage eight to share his theories about the case. Soon half of the jurors stand with him for the defendant. Reginald Rose uses juror eight to show how standing with integrity helps gain the trust of peers. At first, eight stands alone in his opinion that the defendant is innocent; then, as he proves key pieces of evidence wrong, the other begin to trust him and his opinions and stand for the defendant. Finally, the person who stands alone is three, against the defendant and the others. Following juror eight Reginald Rose shows us how by standing up for the truth will grant us the trust of others. Reginald Rose shows that it is more important to stand for the truth with integrity rather than go with the