Archetypes In 12 Angry Men

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While each juror is different, they can easily be described using shapes. The jurors’ strengths and weaknesses as a person helped me imagine the shapes they would be. Different shapes, colors, and sizes were used to change the appearance when creating the image because changing the color or size of the border of one item could change the visual effect the shapes have. Juror 10 is a trapezoid because it has a strong appearance, but it is tilted to show that he is unstable; meaning he can erupt with anger at any moment. The shape itself is smaller than the rest because he has less of an impact on the others. Its border is orange to represent his fiery personality and it is empty inside to show that he doesn’t know anything that he is talking about, and makes assumptions. “You're not going to tell us that …show more content…

I describe him as this shape because he tries to see all sides of the case, but he himself says that humans aren't perfect; and that’s why the circle isn’t perfectly round.In the the movie 12 Angry Men he states, ”Look, this boy's been kicked around all his life. You know, living in a slum, his mother dead since he was nine. That's not a very good head start. He's a tough, angry kid. You know why slum kids get that way? Because we knock 'em on the head once a day, every day. I think maybe we owe him a few words. That's all.” (12 Angry Men) the circle is also supposed to show his stance on the subject. He doesn't immediately take a side; because he is unsure, and wants to look deeper into the details of the case. He describes the other jurors’ immediate vote of “not guilty” with this explanation, “It's not so easy for me to raise my hand and send a boy off to die without talking about it first.” (12 Angry Men) The inside is a light blue color to show his calm demeanor and a pink border because of his compassion towards the boy and the 11 other jurors, even juror 3; enduring even an aggressive attack with a calm and peaceful

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