question 1

[mollybeerman]

1. There is a fascination with crime in America because people watch movies and TV shows that involve crime; which leads to Americans feelings to do something dangerous because their life is boring. Perry and Dick feel the need to do this awful crime because throughout their lives they have been rebels and have always done the opposite of what they should. For instance Perry told the story about how he "killed" the man named King, this brought on danger, and lead to him feeling rebellious and able to compete with the people in jail. This danger that Perry said he did created a feeling fascination for the people that he told. This proves that people are drawn to danger and are very fascinated by it. ICB envokes a great reaction from the audience through feeling of triumph after the murder and thinking there going to get away with it, to great regret for the horrific crime they commited.

[Yovani Velasquez]

I agree with the fact that people do try to stir up some excitement to their life with creating crime. Also, people try to creating a name for themselves because they feel like they are boring or are an outcast to society and want the attention celebrities get. Maybe Perry and Dick didn't want to create a name for themselves but they did need a motive to create a crime and people tried to discover what that motive was. The ICB tried to get motives and create a story that went along as to why the murderers did what they did .