Columbine Book Report (1-100)

Columbine by Dave Cullen (pages 1-100) I. unofficial Columbine High School (CHS) is a suburban public school tick off in Jefferson County, Colorado. Frank DeAngelis, a inwardness aged cosmos who had previously coached football and baseball for sixteen years at Columbine, was the principal of the close-knit high-pitched school. He was loved by his students and admired by his staff for his ability to address his students as mature adults. The student body looked up to him and appreciated his truthfulness and lack of sugarcoating when ripe topics were universe discussed.Three days before amble an assembly was called to streng and then the aw be(predicate)ness of the dangers of capricious under the see of drugs or alcohol. quite of right lecturing the students Mr. DeAngelis holdd his induce life history experiences to teach and guide the students along the safe paths that still allowed for occasional goofing off. The author, Dave Cullen, then jerks the focus of the book to the teenage male childs who would after kill twelve students, one teacher, and firmly wound twenty-three of their peers.Eric Harris and Dlyan Klebold were the typical high school students, albeit they had or so distinctive quirks that set them aside from the recumb of their peers. Eric Harris was a psychopath this fact allowed him to commit a unnameable crime without feeling empathy or self-reproach for his victims. How eer, on the outside he was anything unless antisocial (or wicked). Eric smoke, drank, datedall at heart a close circle of friends. Yet, he was excellent at manipulation. His lies were so exquisitely tuned that even his ex-military father suspected aught. Eric original a slew of As from his teachers every single one of them considered him a good kid.No one ever suspected that anything as devastating or horrifying could erupt from such a well-rounded kid from a slender family. This is why Dave Cullens description of Dylan Klebold who try extremely hard to emulate Eric was not mistaken. Although Dylan was considerably smarter than Eric, Eric seemed to stupefy a determine on Dylans authentically incertain demeanor. Dylan, being more self-conscious, latched onto Erics wet personality that radiated confidence. Moreover, Dylan was suicidally depressed, which left him vulnerable to Erics manipulative centering of lifes. II. AnalysisUnderstanding who the perpetrators were behind the Columbine snapshot continues to be the just about compelling etymon dictated throughout the entirety of the origin one blow pages of Dave Cullens chef-doeuvre Columbine. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were both unbelievably smart teens who had dual-lane an impossible friendship held together by a mutual dis c are of society. Although manduction this bond, by no means were they identicalwhich is why their association with each new(prenominal) astounds investigators to this day. Neither of the sons came from broken families or had diagnosed issu es that could bewilder raised a red flag to anyone paying close enough attention.Eric had a small police record for blowing up illegal fireworks, but that was the extent of his criminal records. Dylan was even less on the (philosophical) radar. He was naturally quiet, yet more aware of his surroundings. If Dylan had not known Eric, it is guaranteed that the damage he did would only be to himself. Dylan never would have taken the lives of other people if he had succeeded in taking his own life runner. This is exhaustively discussed by the author for a significant amount of each chapter. Erics initial influence on Dylan drastically increases when they start making plans for the massacre.The now ample amounts of time the boys spent together deepened the influence they had on each other, but Dylan seemed overwhelmed throughout the entirety of the authors report. Dylans clothing style, orientation in music, taste in girls, and his general interests appeared to mirror Erics as prog ression through the hundred page section was made. Dylan inevitably muddled what little he had of his individuality. III. Personal thought process I am thoroughly enjoying Dave Cullens Columbine. This book took ten years to indite I completely understand why he waited and appreciate the time he took to methodically research the Columbine Massacre.The itinerary Cullen embeds his research into a fast paced storyline is flawless and it continues to inspire me to learn and use the same technique. By tidy uply writing But nothing separated the boys personalities like a run-in with authority. Dylan would be hyperventilating, Eric calmly calculating. Erics cool head steered them clear of most trouble, Cullen clearly illustrates acute personality differences in a way that also depicts what kind of lives they led. Im not give tongue to that run-ins with the police happened frequently (its rattling quite on the contrary), yet the pellucidness is refreshing.A endorser can move alon g without tripping over words that are weakly juxtaposed together. One case of Dave Cullens writing intrigues me more than anything. The way he smoothly transitions between the old and present allows for careful plot lines to thoroughly develop into an interesting piece of careful, legal research that includes incredible diction. In a passage on page xix Cullen writes Most nights include an open-mike period, where you could watch an ripening drunk strum Stairway to Heaven, segue into the Gilligans Island theme, and forget the words. , Cullens alter tone brings humor to the carefully written sentence. IV. Quote Response Eric was always a dreamer, but he liked them displeasing bleak and morose, yet boring as hell. He saw beauty in the void. Eric dreamed of a world where nothing ever happened. A world where the rest of us had been removed. Anger dour inwards equals depression. Dylan Klebold was not a man of action. He was conscripted by a boy who was. (page 45) This quote acc urately describes each of the boys personalities in a simple yet honor way.Analyzing the boys themselves becomes easier when you have a glimpse into their psyche. soften of Cullens research actually included reading journals written by Eric and Dylan, so theories that are drawn or compiled by Cullen are that much more reliable. Although these are still opinions there is hard recount that this quote developed from, which is why it is the most important quote within the first one hundred pages. Knowledge that Eric was considered a dreamer is particularly helpful to the reader.Habitually being in your own world (head) leads to some level of development of an antisocial demeanor, however Eric was anything but antisocial. This is an interesting variable that promote complicates the question of Why?. Conversely, Dylan was shy and not as confident. Cullen does not state this in the quote specifically. When Cullen writes Dylan was conscripted by a boy who was, the interpretation is part ly left to the readers understanding of the phrase a boy who was. Dylan was just there no purpose or goal, he just was.