As I read further and further into Columbine, i feel more and more involved in the plot and the emotions associated with the story. The true story is so powerful. The author uses the two eventual school shooters, Eric and Dylan, as main characters, along with a member of the teaching staff, Mr. D. Before the shooting. The portrayal of Eric and Dylan as two average guys who attended school talent shows and athletic events, and were looking for a date to the prom adds power to the story. Here are two average kids who are searching for dates to their junior and senior prom, just like everyone else. Then, one day, Eric ends up killing the girl he had asked to prom. It's crazy to think about. They go to the football games just like everyone else in Columbine. Who would have ever guessed that Eric and Dylan would end up killing the others who attended the games. Who would have guessed that Eric and Dylan, who had maintained strong school spirits, and who had seemed to be normal in almost every sense of the word, would be the ones to take the lives of their co-students. The author, Dave Cullen, will be describing the relationship that Eric or Dylan had with one of the kids one moment, and in the next moment he'll allude to the fact that Eric and Dylan would end up killing that kid whom they had a seemingly healthy relationship with.
Change can happen so quickly. Actually, in a matter of a few seconds, our whole nation has just been changed. Just moments ago, the House passed the healthcare reform bill. The only thing that is truly constant in any place at any time in our crazy world is change. Change can be a school shooting, change can be a break-up, change can be a move, or change can be a healthcare reform, but no matter what form it comes in, change is always there.
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