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At this moment, along with being raped by the skinheads, and Dr. Sweenys reminding him of the strong influence he has on his family, Derek grows a newfound distaste for his old ways. The end of the story becomes very ironic because of the way Danny dies. Derek s little brother is gunned down in the bathroom at school by a black student. Just the night before, Derek had explained what he went through to his younger brother and was on his way to directing his brother down a more promising path for the future. It is ironic that the root of their evil comes back to ultimately devastate them, making Derek unable to get off the hook for his actions and making both of them the victims of the investment that always pays back, hate. Although he learned the hard way, Derek was growing up

and putting his mistakes behind to prevent what eventually might be his brother s future mistakes. The accounts of his miscues sent an influential message to his little brother, one that was received and portrayed in the last lines of his brother s homework paper, which read: We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic cords of memory will swell again touched as surely they will be by better angels of our nature. – Abraham Lincoln This is a message suggesting there is a better side of people that will overcome the animosity and the hatred they once possessed. This better side was brought out in Derek, whose realizations then helped instill it in Danny, only to be disregarded by

the devil of one s nature. American History X is a tough film to watch. The various scenes of brutality and violence are shocking and at the same time effective in showing the rise and fall of the main character. The characters, actions, and ideas are fascinating and compelled me to try to look further and become more involved. The movie itself was very entertaining and is well worth seeing because it kept me glued to the television screen demonstrating how fear, poverty, and neglect spawn racism of all kinds. The main reason I was able to see it numerous times was because the film has something to say and it says it quite clear, that hate is a virus that affects us all, a virus that is equally as destructive as any known disease out there. The film is also smart enough not to

offer a clear cut answer. It instead leaves that for the audience to ponder and to ultimately try to hear the better angels for themselves.