School shootings happen all the time, but do the shooters follow a certain standard; in his article Gladwell, successfully uses Granovetter’s theory to prove that school shooters do follow a certain standard. Gladwell uses the Granovetter Theory to prove, that many of the shooters, just want to belong to a certain group. For example, when Granovetter states that it is just like a riot, and gives his reasons on how he compares to the school shooters; it really opens the reader's mind that they all have their different motives and reasons to be a part of this riot. He as well uses Granovetter’s threshold hypothesis, to its prime; when he uses the threshold hypothesis, Gladwell uses it to its full effect. Granovetter’s theory, helps the reader…show more content… For example, when Gladwell states, “A riot was a social process, in which people did things in reaction to and in combination with those around them.” (Gladwell 6). What Gladwell is revealing to us, in that the riot is linked to school shooters, because since many of them have happened, the new age school shooters, that are maybe not insane, have been influenced by those who have come before them, and what they hear or see happening as well. It also reveals, that many of the new shooters, are higher influenced, by what other before them have done, but not what they believe in. For instance, in the article is states, “The LaDue case does not resolve this puzzle. LaDue doesn’t hear voices. He isn’t emotional or malicious or angry or vindictive.” (Gladwell 4). This supports the riot theory even more, because the riot theory states, that in the start the people the believe in it start, but as more join, the less they are like the one that started the riot. In addition, it proves, that many people just do something to try to fit in, there was nothing wrong, with LaDue, but he wanted to kill everyone at his school. People may simply drop their morals and beliefs, just to be able to fit in with a specific group of people. With fitting in with a certain group, you may not be like most of the founders of that group, but you would do anything to be a part of them; that is what many of
