too important to do something
What? You too big to give me a hug,tough guy?American History X · 1998 — 第 4 / 17 章 · 2'34" · B1
Derek Comes Home From Prison, Explained：give someone a break
Derek walks back into the cramped family apartment after years away, and the reunion is warm and awkward at once. Everyone talks around what changed in him — the shaved head, the tattoo, the politics. "This place is smaller than the old living room" says more than it seems.
あらすじ
Derek returns to his mother's small apartment after years in prison. His family greets him with hugs, jokes about his hair, and awkward small talk. A phone call brings a white-power broadcast into the room, and a friend, Seth, arrives to take him out. Derek asks for a minute instead of leaving.
注目の表現
give someone a breakdo something abouthurt like shitmade it official
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このシーンの表現
give someone a break
stop being hard on someone
As the brothers bicker on reunion, someone steps in and tells the other to ease off.
Give the new guy a break, he's still learning.
このシーンの他の表現
- do something about
take action on something
- hurt like shit
hurt a lot
- made it official
made it formal
- take care of that
deal with that
- give me a minute
wait a moment
このシーンのメモ一覧
47 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ
too ... to: Too plus adjective plus to-infinitive means so much of it that the action will not happen.
What? You too big to give me a hug,tough guy?The end of big slides into to, almost merging.
What? You too big to give me a hug,tough guy?will need
No, man. I just know you're gonna need someone...get used to something
to look after you while you adjust to all this space.while-clause: The while-clause says the looking-after happens during the adjusting.
to look after you while you adjust to all this space.sure, as if — Sarcastic disbelief with friends; too flippant for formal talk.
Yeah, right.The t in that links into hair, so they run together.
You gotta do something about that hair.short all over
You're keeping it pretty close. You took it all the way down.present continuous: The continuous form stresses the ongoing state of the haircut.
You're keeping it pretty close. You took it all the way down.extremely — A vulgar intensifier; use it only with friends.
It hurt like shit when they put it on.at the rear
Is there a phone in the back? I'll get it in the back.There and a blend into a single sound.
Is there a phone in the back? I'll get it in the back.have witnessed
My eyes have seen the glory...present perfect: The present perfect stresses that the seeing still matters now.
My eyes have seen the glory...dismantle something
We're taking down the Zog machine...be the force behind it
You think our friend was behind that?ensure
No. He'll do it. I'll make sure he does it.come to visit someone
I came to see the man.pass through a gap
-Can you fit through the door? -Fuck you!go to hell — Extremely vulgar; never say it in polite or professional settings.
-Can you fit through the door? -Fuck you!a heavy insult — Very heavy profanity; recognize it, do not use it.
Come out,you free motherfucker! Where the fuck are you?very soon
I'll be out in a minute.「Derek Comes Home From Prison」を読み解く
What's really going on
The room is trying to be a normal homecoming, and the details keep refusing that. Derek has come back quieter, and the family works hard to treat him as the boy who left: hugging him, teasing his haircut, telling him "This place is smaller than the old living room." But the tattoo is the real subject, and when Derek says "Cameron made it official," the phrase turns a private choice into a movement. The phone call deepens it — the voice on the line is reciting a white-power version of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," and Derek answers with "I'm gonna take care of that tonight." Seth's arrival at the door pushes the same direction: the old crowd expects the old Derek back. When he asks them to "give me a minute," it's the first sign that he may not simply resume where he left off.
Theme
IdentityDerek returns as a different person, and the family's jokes about his hair and tattoo show they're unsure who came back.
Family loveThe reunion is full of hugs and teasing, but the warmth keeps colliding with the ideology Derek brought home.
このチャプターで学べること
- The warmest line in the scene is also the one holding it together.
- Danny's tattoo is revealed through small talk, not confrontation.
- Derek's calm promise to handle things is the most unsettling moment.
発音のポイント
- big to — The end of big slides into to, almost merging.
- that hair — The t in that links into hair, so they run together.
- there a — There and a blend into a single sound.
Oh, come on. Give the guy a break.Someone defends Derek from the family's needling. It tells us he is being teased for who he has become, and that at least one person wants to cut him some slack.
What? You too big to give me a hug,tough guy?A mock-challenge from a relative or friend: you're too proud to hug me now? It keeps the homecoming playful, even though the scene keeps turning serious.
It hurt like shit when they put it on.Derek explains the new tattoo and how painful it was. 'Hurt like shit' is crude and casual, but here it also measures how much he invested in that symbol.
You gotta do something about that hair.A blunt bit of family business: someone tells Derek his hair has to change. It's the kind of line a parent says, and it treats his look as something to be fixed.
This place is smaller than the old living room.Derek's first comment on the apartment — it's cramped. After prison, even this small room feels like an adjustment, and the joke hides how much has changed.
I'm gonna take care of that tonight.Derek's reaction to the racist broadcast on the phone. It sounds like a promise to act, and it is the line that makes the homecoming ominous rather than safe.
I came to see the man.Seth's announcement at the door: he has come for the man he remembers, not the quiet one in the apartment. It sets up the pull between Derek's old life and his new resolve.
このシーンについての質問
Why is Derek's homecoming so awkward?
He has been away for years and has changed. The family tries to joke and hug him like before, but the tattoo and his quietness keep showing how far apart they now are.
Who is Seth, and why does he come to the house?
Seth is an old friend from Derek's white-power circle. He shows up at the door to take Derek out, expecting the old Derek to come with him, which is exactly what creates the tension.
What is the song playing on the phone?
It's a white-power rewrite of 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic,' recited over the line. The call pulls Derek back toward the movement, and he answers with 'I'm gonna take care of that tonight.'
What is the tattoo Derek brought home?
It's a swastika that Cameron, a white-power leader, had put on him. When Derek says 'Cameron made it official,' he means the mark now stands for a permanent commitment.
Why does Derek tell them to give him a minute?
Seth is pushing him to leave, but Derek doesn't rush out. Asking for a minute lets him stall at the door, hinting that he is no longer eager to rejoin the old crowd.
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再生中 · 第 4 章give someone a breakDerek Comes Home From Prison
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第 6 章fall through the cracksDerek's Garage Rally Speech
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第 8 章sing a different tuneDerek's Dinner Blow-Up
第 9 章screw upDerek Apologizes to His Family
第 10 章done with itDerek Quits the Movement
第 11 章roll over onDerek Breaks With Cameron
第 12 章all there is to itDerek Won't Go Back to That
第 13 章doing timeDoris Visits Derek in Prison
第 14 章judge a book by its coverDerek Tells His Prison Story
第 15 章put my neck on the lineDerek's Prison Goodbye
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