American History X is a very controversial movie. It is a movie about a
             Venice Beach skin head gang called the D.O.C. The gang is run by the master mind of
             Cameron Alexander who likes to poison children's minds with racism and other negative
             things like stealing and vandalizing.
             The story is based around the family of Derek Vineyard who Cameron
             decides would be the spokesperson for the group. It shows how everybody in his family is
             effected by his negativity especially his younger brother Danny. Danny sees Derek as a
             hero and wants to become someone like him. Derek learned alot of his hate from his
             father. When he passed away Derek became a more hateful person. His girlfriend Stacy
             believed in everything he said and would stand by him no matter what.
             Doris the mother was torn apart for the fact that Derek couldn't be happy
             for her when she tried to start a new life again with a Jewish man after her husband died.
             After Derek commits the murders and goes to prison he comes to realize
             that everything he ever believed in life was a bunch of nonsense. Mr. Sweeny had a lot to
             do with his whole mind change. I feel that he is a very significant character in this movie
             because it is good to know that there are people who are willing to look past the
             In the three years that Derek was in prison things were getting more hectic
             for Danny. He started running into the same problems as Derek.
             Devina the oldest sister was very concerned for Danny because she knew
             the kind of people that he was running around with. I think that she felt some kind of
             sisterly instinct that something was going to happen to him. She was right because Danny
             was shot to death. I can relate a lot to this character because my brother went through the
             same situation with a gang and he is in prison right now for dealing drugs know exactly
             how she is feeling. It is hard to grow
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