How Is American History X Related To Sociology
Summary
The movie American History X is about a guy named Derek. When he was a teenager he lost his father because a black man killed him. He grew up remembering that his father did not like colored people at all. He got involved in neo-Nazi movement. The neo-Nazi group did not like that refugees were coming over the border and taking their jobs. They also did not like that the black race was taking over Venice Beach.
Derek was incarcerated for three years because one day they were at the basketball courts and the black gang was starting fights. Derek decided to play white verse black basketball game and whoever one got the courts. Derek’s group won so that night the black gang came to his house and broke his car window and in return Derek killed them. While he was in jail he was put through numerous situations that changed him as a person. One major situation that changed his outlook on the black culture was another inmate that he had to work with and showed him how they are not much different.
While Derek was incarcerated his younger brother, Danny, had no father figure at all. Danny began hanging out with the neo-Nazi, and was not doing well in school at all. He was following in his brothers footsteps all over again. Mr. Sweeney, Derek’s favorite teacher, gave Danny an …show more content…
But the biggest one I found within the movie is male dominance. At the beginning of the movie right off the bat you can tell that Derek had the dominance one over everyone in the neo-Nazi group, but also over a woman. For instance, in the one scene which was a flash back the mother’s want to be boyfriend was over for dinner and Derek’s younger sister interrupted his girlfriend. When she did not stop talking over the girlfriend he grabbed her by the hair and shoved food down her throat. He needed to have control of everything before he went to jail. He wanted to be in control of himself, other people, and his
The movie American History X is about a guy named Derek. When he was a teenager he lost his father because a black man killed him. He grew up remembering that his father did not like colored people at all. He got involved in neo-Nazi movement. The neo-Nazi group did not like that refugees were coming over the border and taking their jobs. They also did not like that the black race was taking over Venice Beach.
Derek was incarcerated for three years because one day they were at the basketball courts and the black gang was starting fights. Derek decided to play white verse black basketball game and whoever one got the courts. Derek’s group won so that night the black gang came to his house and broke his car window and in return Derek killed them. While he was in jail he was put through numerous situations that changed him as a person. One major situation that changed his outlook on the black culture was another inmate that he had to work with and showed him how they are not much different.
While Derek was incarcerated his younger brother, Danny, had no father figure at all. Danny began hanging out with the neo-Nazi, and was not doing well in school at all. He was following in his brothers footsteps all over again. Mr. Sweeney, Derek’s favorite teacher, gave Danny an …show more content…
But the biggest one I found within the movie is male dominance. At the beginning of the movie right off the bat you can tell that Derek had the dominance one over everyone in the neo-Nazi group, but also over a woman. For instance, in the one scene which was a flash back the mother’s want to be boyfriend was over for dinner and Derek’s younger sister interrupted his girlfriend. When she did not stop talking over the girlfriend he grabbed her by the hair and shoved food down her throat. He needed to have control of everything before he went to jail. He wanted to be in control of himself, other people, and his