Twelve Angry Men
“He is a quiet, thoughtful gentleman- a man who sees all sides of every question and constantly seeks the truth.” This is how Reginald Rose describes Juror Eight. Juror Eight is motivated by honesty and patience. Juror Eight is patient toward the other jurors by hearing them out without being rude and interrupting them, even though he does not agree with them. There are several times that Juror Eight gets interrupted when the other jurors are being rude. He presents his opposing side of the argument in a respectful manner, but also sees all sides of the case and is not quick to jump straight to conclusions. On page 34, Rose writes, ¨Please- he was explaining the circumstances so we can understand why the old man might have lied.” Even though Juror Eight ultimately proved the old man could not have been there to witness the crime, he remained patient while hearing everyone out. This shows how Juror Eight wanted to hear all the information from everyone and let them speak their thoughts on whether the man is guilty or not, before drawing a conclusion. …show more content…
All of the other jurors think that the switch knife used to kill his father was one of a kind, proving the boy on trial must have done it. Then Juror Eight pulled out an identical knife that he bought, to show that the knife was not one of a kind, after all. A second example of Juror Eight seeking the truth is when the other jurors bring up the woman across the street who “witnessed” the crime. Juror Eight later showed that the woman wore glasses and would not have had enough time to put them on to see this crime. Being determined to seek the truth, dismissed the any evidence from this supposed