Columbine Argumentative Essay

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The entire time I was reading Columbine, I had one constant thought crossing my mind; this thought being "How the hell are these guys still friends?!" It took me a while to finally identify what type of character resemblances Eric and Dylan had that was able to make their friendship so powerful despite their exaggerated differences. I was surprised that the two had such a powerful yet resilient bond. I've heard of the phrase Opposites Attract but this was extraordinary. Two teens seen as psychopaths had actually seemed as if they were normal individuals with a certain common and shared interest, until Cullen was able to dissect their minds through their diaries and planning, without the medias bias of a “gross caricature” (chapter 28, page 159). It was then obvious that these two really did have something against their societal views and had an extraordinary way of showing it.
Throughout the novel of Columbine, Cullen constantly mentions how close Eric and Dylan were. They …show more content…
Cullen had shared that through journal discoveries and interviewing the two shooters’ parents, that they were both childhood friends, even when they had both been separated for a certain amount of time. He had also mentioned “You can't really teach a kid anything: you can only show him the way and motivate him to learn it himself.” This is true because even after a period of separation, Eric and Dylan had still found an interest in each other, and had learned to adapt to their given distinctions. While I was reading Columbine, I was able to identify two very important things in regards to the relationship between Eric and Dylan; these two distinctions were that Eric and Dylan shared similar ideologies and despite their differences, had always found a way to
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