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The School Shooting At Columbine By Dylan Klebold And Eric Harris

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The school shooting at Columbine high school was one of the bloodiest and atrocious school shootings in United States history. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris devised a plan to inflict as much terror as possible in their school as well as the rest of the world. Even though their original plan of detonating propane bombs in the school cafeteria failed, these two improvised and still proceeded with the massacre. Columbine was never about killing mankind; Columbine was a quest to ensure both killers would reach widespread notoriety. The basement tapes left behind by Eric and Dylan were meant to be found by the police. Dylan and Eric always sought the attention of a large audience. In the disturbing tapes, Eric and Dylan portray a substantial …show more content…

Eric nonchalantly told his peer that he was simply just shooting people. (Cullen 168) For Eric to respond without any reaction or change of tone demonstrates how Eric was not fazed by the environment he had created. He had created an environment with immense terror and brutality, developing the act of something horrendous to achieve the notoriety he strived for. He intentionally left behind his journal pertaining to the mockery towards society and authorities that they will never know his …show more content…

After reading entries from Eric, it is evident that there was a hunger for attention but a world of hate. In Eric’s journal he states “They’ll say “ah he’s crazy, he’s insane, oh well, I wonder if the bulls won.” You see! It’s fucking worthless! All you fuckers should die! DIE!” (Cullen 376) Eric’s anguish from society lead him down a darkened road which ultimately led to his self-execution. He is seen as mocking the world, stating that they will not care and that “you shitheads won’t understand.” (Cullen 376) When society does not understand content, they turn to others for help. In this situation, it is exactly what Eric wants; more people aware; more attention. He wants the entire world to know what he has accomplished and what they have made him do. Eric blames the world for pushing him to become a murderer and that they should all die with

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