12_Angry_Men

12 Angry Men Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of the movie “12 Angry Men” relative to conflict resolution. I will discuss how the character played by Henry Fonda was able to effectively use conflict resolution skills to bring the jury to their final verdict. I will also discuss some of the issues contributing to the climate of conflict in the jury room. Henry Fonda’s character is an architect named Mr. Davis. He happens to be juror number 8. I will refer to this character from now on as “Fonda” for ease of writing and understanding. I have attached Appendix A listing the jurors in order of their juror number. This may help to better identify the jurors and references the order in which they voted not guilty. Basis for Conflict The group of jurors experiences the spectrum of the conflict continuum from difference to contention. Throughout their deliberation, they fluctuate between difference, disagreement, dissonance, controversy and contention. They, of course, never reach the far right of the continuum, which is war. The points on the continuum are reached at different times between different jurors and groups of jurors. This jurors, juror, conflict, realized, fonda, room, jury, group, climate, raise, doubt, deliberation, bring, about, vote, slum, situation, prejudices, own, number, fonda’s, votes, views, very, verdict, understand, tried, treated, times, through, think, taken, stated, starts, son, something, societal, seemed, role