Columbine Reflection

Columbine Reflection

"Columbine" by Dave Cullen presented me with a vast array of knowledge and insight into an incident which I had minimal knowledge of. What very little knowledge I had came from exposure to the incident through classroom discussions from years past, and occasional references to Columbine through media vectors such as television and music. I knew the incident occurred after I was born, but I was unaware of the actual date and far too young to have any sort of recollection in regards to it. I was aware that there were two shooters who committed the act, but I had no idea what led them to do what they did or how they carried out their act. I also was aware that the lunchroom played a significant role in the incident, but I thought this was because where the majority of the shooting took place when in fact it was not. I found the concepts of religious influence, media influence, and the professionalism of the police to be main themes throughout the book. These were just a few overarching ideas the kept rearing their heads as I read. Each one pertaining to ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...That is they saw alterations in their behavior in the time leading up to the Columbine attack. Typically this behavior change was noticed by Eric and Dylan's friends. Chris Morris, Nate Dykeman and Zach Heckler were all aware that their friends had been making and testing out pipe bombs. Chris remembers Eric talking directly about attacking the school, saying something to the effect of "cutting power to the school and setting PVC bombs at the exits with screws for shrapnel" (Cullen, 89). Zach Heckler also told Robyn Anderson that she could picture Eric and Dylan killing people (Cullen, 88). It may not be possible to profile a school shooter, but there were many blatantly obvious signs that something was going on with Eric and Dylan, if one of their friends had spoken up the attack may have never

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