We Need to Talk About Kevin

Main Ideas

• Exploration of the nature of evil and the question of whether people are born evil or become so due to environmental influences.
• The role of parental responsibility and the impact of upbringing on a child's personality development.
• Challenges of motherhood and the complex relationship between mother and son.
• Social and psychological aspects of teenage violence and mass shootings.
• Feelings of guilt and attempts to make sense of the tragedy after the crime.