A possible theme for the book “Columbine” is always pay attention and watch for signs. In the book there is many occasions where Eric and Dylan both showed signs of planning something violent. People knew about the pipe bombs, but no one said anything to the cops. Certain people also knew about them owning guns but again nobody said anything to the cops. The cops also had ways of stopping them and had numerous evidence files that Eric was threatening to kill people but everybody ignored the signs.
B.) Eric was a tall slim teenager. He wore a backwards ball cap and dark clothes. His physical looks were that of a normal teenager but his mentality was not. He loved the idea of wars and violence. He dreamed of killing people, and he believed …show more content…
They both had jobs like most students now. They had plans for prom and stressed over the one night like most other students during their senior year in high school. These facts make the fact that they were killers more frightening than it should have been. During the days at school you sit in classrooms filled with students that fit the exact same categories these two fit in and really shows that you never truly know that person. In that same stance it also makes their actions hard to understand because they were so normal.
F.) I think Dylan changed more in the last two years than Eric. Dylan originally was not a killer. The idea of killing anybody but himself rarely crossed his mind. He was mostly depressed, but he had some happy days. Closer to the end of the second year is when more thoughts of killing other people came to his mind. Eric on the other hand was a killer in his mind and that’s all he thought about was judgement …show more content…
Mr. D, the principle, was one of the heroes of the shooting along with the teacher that was killed and the student who claimed she believed in God right before being shot. These few in a time of fear and certain death acted with fearlessness and belief. Mr. D ran the halls saving kids knowing he was risking being shot himself. The teacher that was killed gave his life saving hundreds of kids from encountering the shooters. The girl who was executed for believing in God stated that she believed in God even though she might have been spared if she had not said that. These people inspire me to be selfless and stand for my
B.) Eric was a tall slim teenager. He wore a backwards ball cap and dark clothes. His physical looks were that of a normal teenager but his mentality was not. He loved the idea of wars and violence. He dreamed of killing people, and he believed …show more content…
They both had jobs like most students now. They had plans for prom and stressed over the one night like most other students during their senior year in high school. These facts make the fact that they were killers more frightening than it should have been. During the days at school you sit in classrooms filled with students that fit the exact same categories these two fit in and really shows that you never truly know that person. In that same stance it also makes their actions hard to understand because they were so normal.
F.) I think Dylan changed more in the last two years than Eric. Dylan originally was not a killer. The idea of killing anybody but himself rarely crossed his mind. He was mostly depressed, but he had some happy days. Closer to the end of the second year is when more thoughts of killing other people came to his mind. Eric on the other hand was a killer in his mind and that’s all he thought about was judgement …show more content…
Mr. D, the principle, was one of the heroes of the shooting along with the teacher that was killed and the student who claimed she believed in God right before being shot. These few in a time of fear and certain death acted with fearlessness and belief. Mr. D ran the halls saving kids knowing he was risking being shot himself. The teacher that was killed gave his life saving hundreds of kids from encountering the shooters. The girl who was executed for believing in God stated that she believed in God even though she might have been spared if she had not said that. These people inspire me to be selfless and stand for my