We Need: To Talk About Kevin

Using a crossbow, Kevin trapped students in the gymnasium and killed several classmates and faculty members.

The story is told from the perspective of , who writes a series of letters to her husband, Franklin. She reflects on their relationship and the upbringing of their son, Kevin, in an attempt to understand why he committed a mass murder at his high school two days before his 16th birthday. We Need to Talk About Kevin

Dated between November 2000 and April 2001, they serve as Eva’s way of processing the tragedy while she visits Kevin in a juvenile detention center. Using a crossbow, Kevin trapped students in the