Kozinski's The Mind Of A Psychopath

The Mind of a Psychopath

Being a senior in high school can be tough, but once you get used to the routine, it becomes normal. However, sSomething felt off this day for Tammy Kozinski. The school was not allowing travel, and it seemed more quiet than usual. Overhearing teachers mumble things to each other, she knew something was happening that was bigger than it seemed. Not a word of the incident was said to any of the students until she went into her sociology class. Her teacher could not bare to keep it from the kids any longer.

“Well, students, things have been so weird here because there has been a mass school shooting.”

No sugar coating, the teacher told the students.

“Certainly being a highschool kid at that time was kind of

They were probably depressed with mental issues and wanted to end it, so they figured why not take people out with them.” The best way to understand the massacre is to get passed all the stereotypes you hear of in high school. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris were both different. They didn’t see the world like most people do. They both had different motives and different issues that would lead them to commit this “mass murder” as they wanted it to be. Dylan was easier to understand, he was the more familiar type. He was a depressed and suicidal; it didn’t help that he was also very hot headed (Cullen). “There are better ways to get your feelings out there. I’m sure they were bullied, but a gun is not the answer.” He was a follower because he was hurting on the inside and needed guidance, but the person who was there for him was a complete psychopath. “He lives down in a ribcage in the dry leaves of a heart,” a quote from The Silence of the Lambs, by Thomas Harris, perfectly describes Eric Harris. It is now commonly accepted that Eric was a psychopath. Not the kind that is seen in Hollywood or on T.V. A psychopath is simply someone who feels no emotion for

It wasn’t just another terrible thing that happened to adults. Gen Y even witnessed the Oklahoma Bombing, which was a completely different experience. It didn’t hit the young generation because it was off in some office building. The Columbine shooting was a huge impact on them because it felt so close to home(Setoodeh). Students didn’t truly know fear until this. Knowing that their fellow students could be full blown psychopaths was a scary thought. Any kid could get a gun, come to school and start another mass killing. Now there are procedures that make sure nothing like that can happen, but some kids can still slip