In the fourth part of the novel, I was introduced to a new theory regarding why Eric and Dylan wanted to kill. Psychopathy. One word to explain almost all of it. After all the investigating, conclusions were made that he was not normal, but neither was he insane. He was a psychopath. Doctors studying the boys and psychopathy discovered that this is what drove them to kill. They found emotions fascinating. They had random outbursts. They feel like they are a different being. They find pleasure out of killing. They operate like robots. Just like we devour a turkey, Eric and Dylan find humans to be their specimens. Eric had almost all the signs: "gratuitous lying, indifference to the pain of others, defiance of authority figures, unresponsiveness to reprimands or threatened punishment, petty theft, persistent aggression, cutting classes and breaking curfew, cruelty to animals, early experimentation with sex, and vandalism and setting fires" (242). Eric had bragged about nine of the ten in his journal and web site. He also didn't have a plan for his future. And what is interesting is that Dylan feeds off Eric. Eric, the psychopath was in control of course, but Dylan the sidekick can hold his excitement for the big day. They made a great duo. They both found horror to be intellectual.
So I questioned in other posts their motive and why and how. This is the answer. I, along with the rest of the world found their deed to be sick. Well it was. He was a psychopath, he didn't have feelings most the time and saw humans as specimens. I guess I now understand, but it still puts me in awe. How could this take over someone so easily and control them? It makes sense, but I don't want to believe that there are many psychopaths out there because there is no cure. What if there is a psychopath at Deerfield? We already had bomb threats, what if the actual thing happened? All it needs is one angry psychopath like Eric who has a friend like Dylan.
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