twelve angry men
... un-American. These people were blacklisted in Hollywood, lost government jobs and in the Rosenberg’s case even put to death. Fortunately although it was extremely hard to do at the time, even one person could make a big change if they stood up for what they believed in. This common fear of being different and that one person could make a big difference was present in play, “Twelve Angry Men”. It was juror number 8, Henry Fonda who slowly manages to convince the others that the murder case is not as obviously open and shut as it seemed in court. It was because of his convincing and ability to stand up for what he believed in that "not guilty" verdict was even brought up and later decided on by the rest of the twelve man jury. Another fear that was in most people’s minds during the 1950’s was falling back into an economic depression. Although most people had returned from war during this time and were starting families and making a lot more money then their parents did they still had in their minds the 1930’s depression. The fear of being poor or rather of the poor was present both in the murder case and the jury room in the play. As far as what the defendant really did wrong or was accused of really did not matter to some of the jurors simply because he was, “that kind of boy” and from a certain side of the tracks. Some jurors believed that all poor people are similar to animals and will do what they want with no emotion and have no respect for anyone simply because the do not have any money. Concluding that the boy must of killed his father because he was poor. Economic difference and fear of being poor carried into the jury room when one male white juror admitted to bei...