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Summary Of Sons Of Cain By Peter Vronsky

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Book Review: Sons of Cain a. Overview Sons of Cain, by Peter Vronsky, is a book that focuses on serial killers dating back from the stone age to modern day serial killers. Not only does the book talk about specific killers, but it also slightly talks about the criminal theory behind some of the killers and their tactics/motives. Vronsky has written the book objectively, he mentions how many cases of serial killing and other severe crimes are not taught fully in schools, because it would shed a bad light on certain countries, specifically ours. b. Purpose Vronsky’s purpose in writing this book was to shed light on well-known-- and lesser known-- serial killers, as well as providing reasoning and possible explanations as to why they killed. He uses a lot of evidence from experts in the field as well as referencing killers’ actual confessions to support his claims. A large chunk of the book focuses on “Jack the Ripper,” Vronsky references when “Jack” said, “I am down on whores and I shant …show more content…

He argues that homo sapiens are natural serial killers because they had to kill off the Neanderthals in order to be the one remaining type of human. I don’t think I fully agree with this idea he put forward. I don’t believe that every human is born capable of murdering other people. Another main conclusion he draws is that serial killing is on a decline and that there is hope for humanity. Something he said that stuck with me is that “there is no enemy left threatening our existence, other than us” (341). He seems to wrap the book up by encouraging the readers that there is hope for humans. I do agree with this point, I think that people are becoming more and more aware of how they treat other people. However, there will always be extremists and bad people that will keep jails full, and people scared for their

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