Prejudice And Stereotypes In The Film 12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men The film “12 Angry Men” shows a jury of 12 men as they argue over a teen being charged with murder, which would mean death. One juror, Henry Fonda, constantly casts doubt amongst the group, leading to great conflict and chaos with different personal issues and prejudices arising during the process. At one point in the movie, one of the men begins to lead the discussion, saying that the boy is lying, is guilty, because he, “knows his type of people”. In response, all the men began to get out of their seats and turn away from the prejudiced man, showing their disdain for his statements and that they were no longer listening. Their response specifically to the prejudice is very effective. As they start getting up, the man gets quieter and

What’s going on in this room?” He even slightly backtracks on his statement, saying that he, “Knows a few good ones, but those are the exception.” Soon enough he’s entirely silent, told to not speak again, and cast to sit away from the table, isolated. This response could work well in certain situations, like the one in the scene. Sometimes, the best thing to do when someone refuses to believe that they’re wrong is to not give them the time of day. It’s similar to a form of discipline for children. As super nanny, Jo finds that the best way to get children to stop misbehaving is to ignore their outbursts as much as you can until they figure out that misbehavior isn’t going to get them anywhere. They showed him that they weren’t listening, and that alone got him to quiet down, but when they finally told him to be quiet, that was the final nail in the coffin. On the other hand, though, this tactic is very similar to stonewalling or avoidance, and may not always work well when managing conflicts. It doesn’t actually resolve the problem. Meanwhile, Henry Fonda’s character manages to pull them back in to calmly listen to his speech about prejudice and how they are