Examples Of Prejudice In 12 Angry Men

Stanley Rivera defines prejudice as preconceived notions (or ideas implanted or suggested to you before you’ve really experienced it; i.e. the trailer before the movie) entering your mind, speech, and actions. For example, some would go to a review website before going to a restaurant to see how their past customers would review it and if it would be something they would like. This is a preconceived notion because instead of going to the restaurant without experiencing the whole restaurant for yourself, you are taking the notions of past customers that left reviews and it foreshadows your experience. This connects to the story of Twelve Angry Men in the way that most of the decisions were based on prejudice and preconceived notions until proven wrong, or challenged, by fact. The notions of an

That can be sometimes true, except in real life. People do not show their true intentions until the situation calls them to. For example, if a victim of an assault comes forward and points out their assailant, other people might have preconceived notions of the guilt or innocence of the person due to how they look, their race, or the way they present themselves. Just because the victim accuses them of assault does not mean the person committed it. It could be the wrong place at the wrong time, or a he said- she said situation. For example, the woman said she saw the boy murder his father through the passing L train windows due to the fact that she was up already because of the heat of the summer of 1954. The old man said he heard the murder and the body hitting the floor and he was rushing to the door to see what was happening but he said he heard the boy say, “I’m going to murder you” during the passing of the L train, which he couldn’t have because the L train was so loud. In both of these situations, the facts don’t line