'Black And White Cartoons In Twelve Angry Men Is Nothing'

Black and white cartoons are regarded as the very beginning of television animation as we know today. These cartoons were very simple when taken at face value, however when analyzed further inferences, and theories can be made showing there may not simply be that black and white cartoon you had once thought to be a simple straightforward animation. This can be said about almost any form of media. This is where the term “Things aren’t always black and white” originates from. The Play Twelve Angry Men is nothing, if not one of the best examples of this phrase being put into action. There are twelve men who are on a jury and hold the life of a young boy in their hands, and being the important decision that this is, they should speak about it seriously.

Juror no. 8 says: “As far as I know, We’re supposed to decide whether or not the boy is guilty, not being concerned with anyone else’s motives.” He gradually goes from talking to these men who are becoming irritated at how long the process was taking until point after point he makes each one reconsider or at least doubt that the boy is guilty. Maybe the witnesses couldn’t have seen what happened, maybe the evidence wasn’t anything special. By the end of all three acts Juror no . 9 says: “It takes a great deal to stand alone” when talking to the angry juror no. 3, who will only be able to sleep at night if the young supposed “murderer” is sentenced to death. He was at this point in act three, the only juror who didn’t have a reasonable doubt that the defendant murdered his father. This reflects the beginning as well seeing as number 8 was the only one willing to give the boy a second chance, a fair trial, and the only one who was willing to take off the shades that were blinding the rest of the jurors in order to see the full picture. Even in the beginning of the play, Juror no. 8’s description uses a phrase that may not catch your eye