Columbine… The worst school shooting in the twentieth century… Why did Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris commit this gruesome act of violence? We all would like to think that we know the answers, but in reality, we’re far from knowing what was really going on in their minds. What were their motives? Were they bullied, or were they just going insane?
Dylan Klebold was born in Lakewood, California. He was born into a passive and church going family. Dylan was in a program for the gifted in his elementary school. He was a typical shy child with a love for sports. Going into the ninth grade, he had become best friends with Eric Harris.
Eric Harris had a different life than his counterpart, Dylan. Eric was born in Wichita, Kansas. WIth him being the …show more content…
While Harris was talkative and violent, Klebold was shy and kept to himself. They both shared a common hatred the school and its “jock” clique and anyone else believed to have mistreated them. This bond was one that would prove deadly. They enjoyed playing violent video games, and liked to think about putting their schoolmates in the violent games. By the second year at Columbine High School, Harris had become visibly different. He and Dylan started dressing like the school's outsider clique, the TCM. The were wearing trench coats, dark clothes, and boots. He and Klebold weren’t even really members of group. Harris had become a target for harassment by other students for his weird looks and odd behavior. Both Harris and Klebold studied German and became engulfed with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi behavior. They wore swastikas and sometimes gave the "Heil, Hitler" sign.
Unlike Klebold, Harris was violent, and his rage was often visible and apparent. Angry at a friend, he threw an ice ball into his windshield, cracking the glass, and later threatened to kill that same person on his website. The site was filled with violent rants against anyone and everyone that Harris disliked or thought had done him
Dylan Klebold was born in Lakewood, California. He was born into a passive and church going family. Dylan was in a program for the gifted in his elementary school. He was a typical shy child with a love for sports. Going into the ninth grade, he had become best friends with Eric Harris.
Eric Harris had a different life than his counterpart, Dylan. Eric was born in Wichita, Kansas. WIth him being the …show more content…
While Harris was talkative and violent, Klebold was shy and kept to himself. They both shared a common hatred the school and its “jock” clique and anyone else believed to have mistreated them. This bond was one that would prove deadly. They enjoyed playing violent video games, and liked to think about putting their schoolmates in the violent games. By the second year at Columbine High School, Harris had become visibly different. He and Dylan started dressing like the school's outsider clique, the TCM. The were wearing trench coats, dark clothes, and boots. He and Klebold weren’t even really members of group. Harris had become a target for harassment by other students for his weird looks and odd behavior. Both Harris and Klebold studied German and became engulfed with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi behavior. They wore swastikas and sometimes gave the "Heil, Hitler" sign.
Unlike Klebold, Harris was violent, and his rage was often visible and apparent. Angry at a friend, he threw an ice ball into his windshield, cracking the glass, and later threatened to kill that same person on his website. The site was filled with violent rants against anyone and everyone that Harris disliked or thought had done him