Director: Tony Kaye

Characters: Derek and Danny

Interpersonal Relationships in Films

American History X is an intriguing and very controversial drama. The dyad in this movie is between two brothers. Derek Vineyard, played by Edward Norton, is the main character in this movie. He is the leader of a group of young white supremacists. His younger brother Danny is played by Edward Furlong. Derek commits hate crimes and he kills African-Americans and he is sentenced to prison. It is in prison where Derek’s life changes and he turns it around for the better. He becomes friends with an African- American male who teaches him about friendship and helps him survive on the inside. He is ready to reform and is later let out of prison. He goes home a changed man. Once released he finds out t

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