Movie: Twelve Angry Men

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of
his fellow jurors hesitantly agrees with him. Their verdict is now a solid not
guilty.

Arriving at a unanimous not guilty verdict does not come easily. The jury
encounters many difficulties in learning to communicate and deal with each other.
What seems to be a decisive guilty verdict as deliberations begin slowly
becomes a questionable not sure. Although the movie deals with issues relating
to the process of effective communication this paper will focus of two reasons
why they encounter difficulties and how they overcome them. First, we will apply
the Johari grid theory and see how it applies to their situation. Then, we will
see how each individual's frame of reference and prejudices effect their
perception which cause difficulties in the communication process.

If we analyze the Johari grid of each juror we see a large hidden area in
the case of all of the men. Take into consideration, referred to by juror
numbers only they do not even have the benefit of ...

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hidden window is the boy on trial. Realizing
this, Henry Fonda (Juror #8) tries to put himself in the boys shoes to gain a
better understanding of his situation. “The poor boy has been beaten on the head
once a day every day since he was five years old!” and “I think if I were the
boy I'd get myself a better lawyer... He didn't stand a chance in there.” In
this case one can only speculate as to the contents of the boys hidden area.
The important factor is his desire to comprehend the boys feelings.

One man in particular, Juror #3 (Lee J. Cobb) has a sizable unconscious
area. He has a troubled relationship with his own son that preoccupies his
thoughts. This is eluded to in a ...

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