The Theme Of The Columbine

I believe that one theme of this book is, that you should always watch what you say, how you

act, etc. around others. You never know what someone may be going through or what might be

going through their head. Eric and Dylan were not born craving murder, throughout their lives

people turned them to be that way. Imagine if even only one person stepped up, and decided to

invite the “outcasts” to social events or reached a hand out to those who seem in need of a

friend. Maybe something as small as a smile could have changed Eric and Dylan’s plan, the

Columbine shooting might never have even happened. I believe the book has many other

themes, however, this one stuck out the most to me. Throughout the entire time of the boys

planning their bombing

I think the thing that is glorified is how

close the school became post-shooting. It brought everyone out of their “cliques” into one large

family. No I do not think that it would encourage copycats. I think that after reading this, and

watching documentaries about columbine, people wouldn’t want to cause that much suffering

and pain again. Also, the book explains how their plans did not even work out. What was meant

to be a bombing to kill everyone, turned into a shooting killing 13.

e. Yes, for the most part, Dylan and Eric seemed like completely normal teenage kids. They

enjoyed doing things other teens did, they had a job, were preparing for their futures, liked girls,

the normal. There was only a few people who saw through their “nice, normal boy” act and one

of those people were brooks brown, and brooks family. The fact that they seemed normal for

the most part is terrifying. It makes me wonder how boys from nice homes could end up the

way they did. It also makes me wonder if anyone I know may be having those same thoughts.

f. I believe Dylan changed more in the last two years than Eric. Dylan started out as wanting to