Vodka – Page 51 – The Everlasting Contrast

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“I knew Dylan long enough to know that he didn’t start out as a monster. He became one. That’s what makes his fate so scary.”

-Brooks Brown

The first play of our senior year was Frankenstein, and I won the role of Frankenstein’s monster. The play Frankenstein isn’t anything like the old Boris Karloff movie, with the giant mumbling monster who lurches around with corks coming out of his neck. The stage version of Frankenstein is much more loyal to the book’s theme of society fearing what it doesn’t understand.

Frankenstein’s monster is a deep, troubled creature who was created by a scientist, then dismissed as an abomination. From there, he wanders alone, labeled as a “freak” by the rest of society and rejected by everyone who sees him. The cruelty eventually leads the monster to seek revenge.
– No Easy Answers, Brooks Brown

Dylan was at a decent weight on Jan 30, 1998. Maybe he started rapidly losing weight right after getting caught with the van theft (that night) and diversion the entire rest of the year.

the-everything-frame-of-mind:

Just some info. from Dylan’s diversion file.

Top: summary

Next: friends/hobbies section filled out by Dylan

Then: part of the survey filled out by Dylan

Rest: questions answered by his parents on the left & by him on the right

One of my favorite documents on Dylan. Sad how he checks off that he’s rarely felt sad or thought of committing suicide.

the-everything-frame-of-mind:

At this time I completed an interview with Dylan’s brother, Byron Klebold (DOB 10-23-78). Byron indicated he is no longer living at the residence but returned to the residence when he heard about the incident at Columbine. He indicated that he is working as a lot technician at the Ralph Schomp dealership and that his work # is {blank}. When asked about his relationship with Dylan, Byron indicated that he was not very close to Dylan since he moved out in July of 1997. Byron indicated the last time he saw Dylan was on their father’s birthday. When asked about Dylan’s behavior, Byron indicated that Dylan appeared to be somewhat detached and he went on to explain that as a “pissed off teenager.” Byron went on to state that Dylan gave no indication to believe that something like this was going to occur. He indicated that Dylan had knives but to his knowledge had no other weapons.

Byron went on to state that Dylan enjoyed playing games on the internet. He stated that Dylan did wear a black trench coat and that he “acted like he was tough.” When asked about friends, Byron was only familiar with three, Zack, Eric and Nate. Again, Byron indicated that Dylan’s behavior was normal and that again he wore a black trench coat to “act like a bad ass.” Again, Byron indicated that he was not familiar with anything his brother was doing but returned to the house when he had heard about the news about Columbine High School.

-police interview with Byron JC-001-010524 & 25