The title of the novel by John Grisham, “The Runaway Jury,” is significant because it is a direct representation of how the actual jury in the story acts and eventually departs from the tobacco litigation trial. Before the actual trial started, the jury was meticulously selected for the greatest verdict that they could deliver, being observed by the defense and the plaintiff lawyers’ undercover “agents.” The first way in which the jury has “runaway” is the way in which they react to the threat of being spied on and how some of them have noticed these undercover “agents.” The second way is how the jury is slowly dwindling in the number of people present, due to exemptions for the people with medical and physical disabilities, as well as those who have become somewhat mentally decrepit. Starting off with 188 potential jurors, these series of exemptions have left the final jury with 12, with some who are also eliminated from the trial through the operations of Nicholas and Marlee. Through these exemptions, including those who complained and cajoled the judge into excusing them from serving jury duty, the title is a symbol of these peoples’ actions and how they have attempted to “runaway” from the trial. However, these people who have slipped through the system hasn’t been caused solely by them, but also the “agents” who are working for the lawyers for both sides of the trial. Although these actions are illegal and highly disreputable, the only idea for these “agents” is to sway the jury in their favor, causing them to “runaway” during the trial. With cunning abilities and treachery, the trial is slowly manipulated and eventually done so through the efforts of a fellow juror, Nicholas and his accomplice on the outside, Marlee. By framing certain jurors and causing them to be dishonorably discharged, they too are allowing manipulation of the jury, which directly correlates to the jury “running away.” Altogether, manipulation, cunning deceit, and exemptions have created a “runaway jury” that has been persuaded to make a verdict for one side or the other, the key reason as to why the title, “The Runaway Jury,” is symbolic of the actual jury that is present in the story. Also, the jurors’ actions and behaviors contribute to the verdict and exactly how they are a “runaway jury,” attempting to avoid being on jury for the tobacco litigation trial.