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The eighth juror is an insightful individual, who is also patient and who constantly strives to attain the truth.
Juror 9 is the eldest and is a fair individual as well.
Juror 10 is much like Juror 3, in that he is opinionated, intolerant and a racist.
Juror 11 is an immigrant who expresses respect for the American system and who is also quite patient.
Lastly, the 12th Juror is a well dressed businessman who is quite vacillating.
Kohlberg's stages can correspond to all of these individuals. Firstly, to identify these stages, one can separate them into 3 levels: pre-conventional, conventional, and post conventional, with maturity levels for each. The first level is focused around self-centeredness, with the second focusing on accord and conformity and lastly, the third and most advance focusing upon universal principles and social contract principles.
Due to the Juror description presented above one can identify Juror 3, 7 and 10 immediately as belonging in the first stage. Furthermore, jurors 4, 8, 9 and even 11 can be classified as belonging to the most mature stage. All other jurors, namely 1, 2, 5, 6, and 12 belong to the conventional stage, which is most...
Furthermore, it is important to note the film also examines a great variety of different individuals and their personalities, while also shedding light upon the U.S. justice system, how it functions and how important it is to be a fair and unbiased individual.
"Twelve Angry Men." (2011). AMC Filmsite. Retrieved 29 June 2011, < http://www.filmsite.org/twelve.html>.
"Twelve Angry Men." (2011). AMC Filmsite. Retrieved 29 June 2011, < http://www.filmsite.org/twelve.html>.
"Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development." (2011). UCF.edu. Retrieved June 29, 2011, < http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~ncoverst/Kohlberg%27s%20Stages%20of%20Moral%20Development.htm>.
"Twelve Angry Men." (2011). AMC Filmsite. Retrieved 29 June 2011, < http://www.filmsite.org/twelve.html>.
"Twelve Angry Men." (2011). AMC Filmsite. Retrieved 29 June 2011, < http://www.filmsite.org/twelve.html>.
"Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development." (2011). UCF.edu. Retrieved June 29, 2011, < http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~ncoverst/Kohlberg%27s%20Stages%20of%20Moral%20Development.htm>.
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