Role Of Democracy In 12 Angry Men

Democratic Perspectives What do you think about democracy? Authors Sara Holbrook and Reginald Rose of “Democracy” and 12 Angry Men, both share their own opinion on this topic. This essay will be comparing and contrasting their two opinions based on evidence from their texts. Rose and Holbrook both express their opinion on democracy and how it affects their lives in different ways. In 12 Angry Men, by Reginald Rose, he expresses his opinion of democracy through the twelve jurors’ dialogue and explains why he thinks it is good that democracy allows everyone a say in the law. He uses theme in his writing. On page 101, it states, “Just remember we have a first degree murder charge here. If we vote ‘guilty’ we send the accused to the electric chair.

A strategy she uses is hyperboles. On 114 it says, “Issued by the same government that will murder a mountain of forest for the confusion of paper it takes to purchase a pencil through proper procurement procedures.” By this she means that the government will do bad things like cut down trees for other things that aren't as equally important. Another strategy she uses is mood. It says on page 114, “The same government that offers tax abated housing to for-profit football teams and levies income tax on where’s-the-profit unemployment compensation.” Holbrook is explaining how the government offers advantages to people who are already wealthy but will demand more from lesser income people instead of helping them. The last strategy she uses is imagery. It is used on page 114 where it says, “The same government that issues food stamps for koolaid, popsicles, and tater tots, but not for toilet paper, like it’s some privilege that poor folks don’t need.” This means that the government treats poor people as if they don't deserve basic necessities, like toilet paper, but they're fine as long as they have