American_History_X

American History X 1. Danny Vinyard, Derek Vinyard, and Remmy all joined the hate groups that became so powerful in their lives because many of the same reasons. Derek’s father had died when he was young which caused Derek to become racist. He was taken in by Camron, the head of a hate group that discriminated against all but whites. Camron was a father figure to Derek which is a major reason why he got involved. Danny, Derek’s younger brother, looked up to Derek and followed in his footsteps. Remmy, in Higher Learning, seemed to be an outcast and not belong. He found comfort in this hate group that took him in. These three characters joined these groups because they needed a sense of belonging and needed to be accepted. They felt protection in these groups and found the group to be their ‘family’. These characters were confused about their identity and uncomfortable so they found these groups to be their problem solver. 2. Each individual has their own personality and these three boys are similar and different in many ways. Derek Vinyard changes throughout the movie. Before he joined the derek, group, hate, became, joined, groups, father, characters, brother, vinyard, three, remmy, found, family, derek’s, danny, quiet, prison, outcast, out, needed, mistakes, looked, led, issues, focused, camron, because, accepted, ‘family’, ‘blacks, younger, young, wiser, whites