He also shows a lot of empathy regarding his parents and friends during the final few tapes, noting how upset and shocked they must feel, how nothing is their fault, and more.Įric also claims to be a 'huge racist', and I agree that some of this has basis in reality, but from his statements, a lot of it just seems hyperbolized to be edgy and 'different' from the norm, which consists of the people he despises.
He does claim to not be a sociopath though. For example, he claims to not care about anyone in the world 'except 5 people' (this number, too, fluctuates vastly throughout), but then he reveals that on the day of the shooting, he must 'force himself to view everyone as a Doom character' so that he won't 'give into sympathy and remorse.' Uh, ok.
Many of Eric's statements and actions contradict the things he says. I've heard that psychiatrists diagnosed him as a sociopath post mortem, which is very possible, since he possessed very obvious sociopathic traits. Surprisingly, he is not bitter about any of the girls who don't love him back he is gentle.Ģ) Eric is a little harder to decipher than Dylan because I get the sense he's lying about many things, even in his journal. He mentions how he might possibly find love after 'this life' with a girl who he does not yet know. He details various confessions to private "loves" of his, saying these confessions are for her eyes only. His journal is riddled with dissociative (and kind of laughable) poetry, talk of "halcyons," poorly drawn hearts and "I love you, I love you, I love you". Dylan is a lovelorn, desperate teenage boy with thoughts of suicide and depression. His was particularly hard to read because it felt so private and personal, unlike Eric's, which was clearly written with flourish for an audience. But it's a really helpful source with everything compiled together and a helpful transcription (Eric and Dylan sometimes write in illegible chicken scratch).ĪNYWAY, NOW, my observations, thoughts, feelings, theories -ġ) I feel so soul-crushingly bad after reading Dylan's journal. Point is, you don't NEED this book to learn about Eric and Dylan.
Seeing into the minds of Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris is crazy interesting.įOR THOSE WITHOUT THE BOOK: I've already read a great deal about the duo on the Internet, and so I came to realize that I'd already read this book's Basement Tapes and Eric's journal online. I love this book and have a LOT to say on the duo.
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