Derry's tragedy was caused by his father earlier. His father's prejudice against blacks planted the seeds for him. Later, after his father was shot, the seeds of prejudice and hatred took root. The black partner Derry worked with in prison made him understand that the world is not just black and white, but only skin color. Derry's remorse in prison is like the good wish of the film, but the film is not just a naive dream, it calmly and rationally tells the audience that the death of his younger brother is the status quo, and racism will involve anyone at any time and crush it. , the society must face and solve it, instead of blindly dreaming and escaping. No matter how much you change, there is always a price to pay for what you have done.
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