In addition, the racial discrimination is really deep. The first reaction of the black buddies who quarreled with the drug dealers was that Dan thought that White was right and had a deep-rooted racial sentiment.
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Can't feel the feeling of teacher-student love at all
Reese 2022-03-21 09:02:00
It inspired me to want to be a teacher. But to be honest, it was Dan's life that touched the same. One person, school, bar, and even the marriage of his ex-girlfriend hit him so hard. In the face of white powder, he couldn't stop. But he has a peculiar teaching method in their opinion, that is, dialectics. In fact, everything has its opposite force, the old horse's theory is familiar to us but may be very new to Westerners. The filming is very realistic in a very rough way, and it feels like I fell asleep and had a dream.
In addition, the racial discrimination is really deep. The first reaction of the black buddies who quarreled with the drug dealers was that Dan thought that White was right and had a deep-rooted racial sentiment.
In addition, the racial discrimination is really deep. The first reaction of the black buddies who quarreled with the drug dealers was that Dan thought that White was right and had a deep-rooted racial sentiment.
Extended Reading
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Dan: [after watching Mario Savio's speech about The Machine] What is this machine that he's walking about? It's keeping us down, what is it?
Jamal: Like, robots and stuff, right?
Dan: Umm... it could be robots. It could be robots, but let's say it's a metaphor. He's saying this machine is keeping you down. Now, what is that? What keeps us from being free? Ms. Drey?
Drey: Prisons.
Dan: Absolutely. Absolutely, prisons. OK? Prisons are definitely a part of it. What else?
Terrence: White!
Dan: White is definitely a part of it. The Man.
Student: The school.
Dan: The school, exactly. The whole-the whole education system is part of the machine. What else?
Student: Aren't you the machine then?
Dan: Oh, no, you didn't. What'd you say?
Student: Aren't you the machine?
Dan: You're saying I'm the machine?
Student: Yeah, you're white. You're part of the school.
Dan: Oh, yeah, I guess you've got a point. All right, so I'm part of the machine. But if I'm part of it, then so are you. You are, too. We all are. And this is the thing, remember? Everything is made with opposing force. We may be opposed to the machine, but we're still very much a part of it, right? I work for the government, the school, but I'm also very much opposed to a lot of its policies. You guys hate coming to school, right? Holler back if you heard me! You hate it, but you come anyway. Sometimes. Exactly.
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Isabel: Are you a communist?
Dan: What?
Isabel: I was looking through your books. Che in Africa?
Dan: So?
Isabel: The Communist Manifesto?
Dan: If I had a copy of Mein Kampf, would that make me a Nazi?
Isabel: [Eating leftover dinner] You know, this is really good. Very tasty.
Dan: You should try it warm.
Isabel: Well, you don't have a copy of Mein Kampf, but if you did, then yes, I'd ask if you were a Nazi.
Dan: Maybe I'm hiding it.
Isabel: Why would you hide it?
Dan: 'Cause it's just not cool to be a Nazi anymore, baby.