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Writing Report Similarity one 12 Angry Men and a Time to Kill The play, 12 Angry Men, and the film, A Time to Kill, have a similar theme. In 12 Angry Men, a Latino is accused of stabbing his father to death, where a guilty verdict would mean a death sentence. In A Time to Kill, a black man took the law into his own hands, killing two alleged rapists and the sentence for this man, if found guilty meant death in a gas chamber. The play and film both involve prejudice against two commonly accused minorities in America. All jurors were white and with the combination of racism it made it seem like injustice was certain. For example, Jake Brigance, the lawyer for Carl Lee filed for a change of venue. The reason for this was that he†¦show more content†¦His determination to stand up for this injustice caused by inequality before the law is similar to the play. The play and Speech both involve prejudice against two commonly accused minorities in America. All jurors were white and with the combination of racism it made it seem like injustice was certain. 12 Angry Men racial prejudice towards the Latino boy was also apparent. At one point of time it seemed like the Latino boy would be executed, because nearly everyone would have found him guilty. It was stated that â€Å"So far eleven jurors are predisposed to convict him of the murder charges, only one juror, Mr. Davis believed his innocence.† If the jury system was not based on unanimous consent, then the Latino boy would have died. This is simply due to racial prejudice and it is purely unjust. In a court of law, the jury is the fact finder and not a social commentator. Justice prevailed in both cases, another similarity. However, both cases showed how race has corrupted the minds of people and how deeply race can affect justice. No matter what people say, racial prejudices exist and will most likely forever exist, but in both cases, justice overruled injustice. 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