Essay On Columbine Shooting

The columbine shooting that happened April 20, 1999. Twelve students and one teacher were killed by the students of Dylan Klebold, 17, and Eric Harris, 18. Eric labeled as psycopath and knew how to control it, and Dylan labeled with depression and didn’t care about life anymore. Based off their motives, they were lead to kill all the victims because of bullying and confusion that they had in high school. Was Dylan experiencing depression before the shooting? He was living a great life before it all came to an end. As a young boy, Dylan has never fit into “groups” or had friends at school. After Dylan got arrested for stealing things from a van his life got even worst. In Columbine Cullen states “Thinking of suicide gives me hope that I’ll finally not be at war with myself, the world, the universe, my mind, body, everything at PEACE me and my soul” (Cullen.pg. 174). Dylan did not feel that way, he felt abandoned and lost, he wanted to disappear. Suicide was a thought Dylan
It was more of Eric to start it all. Remember, he liked being in control so he was controlling of Dylan and the things he did. “Dylan juiced Eric with erratic jolts of excitement” (Cullen.pg.244). Dylan tried to step away, he even wanted nothing to do with the killings in the beginning. He was smart enough but at the same time dumb enough to try to get Eric caught so that it wouldn’t be his fault and that would’ve been his easy way out, but it didn’t happen that way unfortunately. “ It was too much for Dylan. Kill? Everything? Apparently not. He made a stunning move behind Eric’s back. He told. He told the worst possible person: Brooks Brown …” (Cullen.pg.217). This was Dylan’s way to eventually slip away and not get sidetracked by life decisions. He gave in and their minds began to think alike in many ways. Before the time was there to do the killing, they thought of the students as being puppets and wanted revenge soon as