Analyzing 12 Angry Men. Introduction. A Young Man’S Life

Analyzing 12 Angry Men Introduction A young man’s life hangs in the balance, and his fate lies in the hands of twelve jurors. Tasked with the decision of whether or not the boy is guilty of killing his father, somehow, these twelve strangers must come together, communicate effectively, build a team, and reach a verdict. This paper will give a synopsis of the communication barriers involved between the members and how they were able to develop as a team and overcome them. How They Overcame Communication Obstacles and Grew as a Team On the surface, the decision, due to the facts, seems overwhelmingly clear— â€Å"guilty,† says eleven out of twelve jurors. But we soon discover that the decision made by these eleven members is due to a faulty†¦show more content†¦However, some of the barriers become evident during this part of the process. There isn’t much personal space in the room, the climate is uncomfortable, therefore, the windows are opened—but it only creates more noise from the traffic, one of the jurors is sick, and the majority of them were concerned with time, meaning, they wanted to quickly come to a decision in order that they may go on about their personal lives (Physical/Environmental Barriers). Once the forming ended, conflict amongst the jurors quickly arose as the storming process began; of course, this is due to Henry Fonda’s character. During this process, we start to see the differing frames of reference held by each member of the jury. These individual biases, plus a few emotional distractions, become obstacles that create misunderstandings between them (Guffey and Loewy ch.4-1f). This caused a behavioral shift among the group and, at first, it wasn’t a positive shift; mainly because they didn’t know each other, nor did they have knowledge of one another’s motives. 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