In the beginning when the other jurors were getting to know each other, juror nine was in the bathroom; so far we don’t know much about him. When he comes back to the room and notices that the others were waiting just for him to decide the verdict he only says: “Sorry” (page 10 line 27).
Further in the book, we can see juror nine is an observant, wise and quiet man; he doesn’t speak much compared to the other jurors. However, he is the first one who changes his mind and seems to be opened in listening to juror 8’s different point of view, especially when the rest of the jurors think the boy is guilty. I think he is a good juror because he tries to be fair letting people express their opinion, instead of being aggressive like some of the other jurors. For example, when juror nine says to juror ten: “Do you think you have a monopoly on the truth?”(page 13 line 24) and “I think certain things should be pointed out to this man.”(page 13 line 27). He starts supporting juror eight not because he thinks the boy is innocent, but he thinks as juror eight that they all should discuss better instead of making such an important decision about somebody’s life so quickly.
Another quote that shows us a little bit more about juror nine is when he talks about the old man who says he witnessed the murder on page 36 line 5. After he makes his point saying that maybe the witness made himself believe that he heard the boy and father fighting the night of the murder, he feels embarrassed when juror ten asks him how he knows why the old man maybe lied. Probably, he feels just like the witness; a lonely old man looking for recognition.
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