What Is The Conflict In American History X

The 1998 movie American History X was a controversial American crime/drama film written by David McKenna . Since being released November 20,1998 it has grossed $23,875,127 worldwide.
Derek Vinyard, played by Edward Norton is a former Neo-Nazi skinhead who is trying to save his younger brother Danny Vinyard from making the same mistakes he did . After their father , who was a firefighter was murdered by a black drug dealer while extinguishing a fire at a suspected Compton drug den ;You can see the anger and rage flourish in Derek. During the news interview given hours after his father s' murder, Derek blames his father's murder on numerous racial, political , economical and social problems within society. During the interview Derek
In that speech Derek stresses his frustrations with illegal immigration issues going on throughout the country and how it is affecting the legal citizen. " Decent hardworking Americans falling through the cracks and getting the shaft because the government cares more about the constitutional rights of a bunch of people that aren't even citizens of this country." (Kayne, 1998) After this speech Derek let his followers, which included younger brother Danny into the market where they beat the workers and demolished the inside of the store. This is a clear description of conflict, theory as tensions, conflicts arise as resources , status and power are unevenly distributed between groups in society and the conflicts become the fuel for social
Derek seen how his actions had affected not only his families lives, but also their living conditions. He was the oldest and was suppose to take care of his family after the murder of his father, instead he left them to struggle in the local ciaos and hate which he helped to create. Derek is determined to not have his brother Danny follow in his shoes. Derek sees how Cameron and the Disciples of Christ ( D.O.C) have influenced his younger brother Danny in his views, beliefs, appearance, music, and ideology. The day Derek gets out of prison Danny is sitting at the kitchen table with a local D.O.C member Seth who is videotaping him while asking him what he learned while doing his report on Adolf Hitler. Danny responses by saying" I hate anyone who is not white protestant, they are a burden to the white race, but some of them are alright" (Kayne, 1998). Seth then reinforces what he has been taught by saying" Remember what cam said? we don't know them and don't' want to know them, they are the fucking enemy." (Kayne, 1998) This was to persuade Danny into their beliefs as he was not completely convinced that all people of a different race are bad. Danny noticed Derek was different after returning home from prison, yet did not understand why until Derek laid everything out for him and explained that everything is a lie and it was time to get him and the