Prejudiced Blind Us From The Truth In Twelve Angry Men By Reginald Rose

In Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose, the central idea is that pride and prejudiced blind us from the truth. Twelve Angry Men is about twelve jurors chosen to determine the verdict for a sixteen year old defendant for a premeditated murder trial. These twelve jurors are asked to deliberate diligently, separating the facts from the fancy. However, holding different opinionated views on the trial; they bicker all day long until a shocking confession is revealed. For example, Juror 10 voted guilty until the last pages of the play. He claims “you can’t believe a word they say. I mean, they’re born liars (13).” Already, this juror blinded by prejudice and racism, calling a group of peoples “them.” Juror 10 feigns ignorance by believing

This shows that juror 4 is insensible; he separates others by their ethnicities, and social statuses. Unlike juror 10 and 4, juror 3 treated this trial personally due to the deteriorating relationship with his son. “That goddamn rotten kid, I know him. What they’re like. What they do to you. How they kill you every day (72).” This truth, the truth spoken out of Juror three’s reveals he wanted his son to get what he thinks the son deserved. He claims that “they kill you every day…the phrase was “I’m gonna kill you” that’s what he said. To his own father…( 72).” Juror three felt wronged toward his son. He felt as if no one should feel the way three’s son treated his father. He soon realizes this boy is not his son; he is not the one who he should feel angry and bitter towards. The play ends with juror three voting not guilty, after tearing a picture of him and his son together, then hugging the picture. This proves the central idea because his pride misrepresented the case; he shows no mercy toward the defendant, in spite of his own