Kevin in turn manipulates his father by affecting a polite, friendly demeanor This dual nature eventually leads to both the birth of Celia out of desperation for rekindling for love and Kevin's parents divorcing one another. While Eva sees Kevin for what he is, Franklin is convinced that his son is normal, and makes excuses for everything he does. He has no friends and shows no interest in school or after school activities, except for his one hobby, archery. He also takes pleasure in harming other children in grade school, he manipulates a girl with eczema to gouge her own skin. Eva also visits her son in his prison cell, where they interact like hostile strangers.įrom a young age, Kevin despises his mother and is obsessed with causing her pain and discomfort, such as spraying ink on her maps and resisting toilet training. In this letters, Eva both details her relationship with her son and his descent in psychopathy and her own demons relating to her son. Kevin's mother, Eva, takes the role of narrator throughout the book, documenting his actions through letters to Franklin Plaskett, Kevin's father and Eva's husband.
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