After the shooting at Columbine High School, Frank DeAngelis, principal of the school, told his students, "I'd like to take a wand and wipe away what you are feeling, but I can't do that. I'd like to tell you those scars will heal, but they will not" (Cullen 105-106)." The Columbine High School shooting is famous as the worst high school shooting in American history. The perpetrators were two extremely troubled young men; Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris. The harsh emotional damage that the two boys caused in their town of Littleton, Colorado is irreversible. The scars will not heal. This inconvenient truth leads everyone to the question of "Why?" " Why did Eric and Dylan commit such a violent act? There have been numerous reports, articles, films, and books created to provide others with information regarding the tragedy and an answer to that burning question. .
Dave Cullen's book "Columbine" is one of those many pieces. Cullen claims that Eric was a power hungry, natural born killer and a psychopath whose ideas complemented Dylan's insecure and suicidal nature. While his claims are factual, he doesn't include a full focus on the other issues that led the boys to murder. Dave Cullen minimized the motives of the two boys to psychological disorders. Fortunately, the American Theater Company's production of "Columbinis" makes up for what Cullen lacks in his book and provides a comprehensive answer to the question "Why did Eric and Dylan kill?" ".
All Cullen gave to readers was a psychological explanation of Eric and Dylan. Cullen disregards the severity of the bullying problem at Columbine High School, the influence of love and lust, as well as the two boy's lack of manliness. According to psychologist Dr. Peter Langman, Eric Harris wrote the following in his journal. "If people would give me more compliments all of this [the attack] might still be avoidable.You know what, maybe I just need to get laid.