Jeffrey Dahmer: Sane or not?

Throughout my research of Jeffrey Dahmer I have pondered whether he was truly sane or not during his childhood and his adult life. I think I can safely answer those questions after looking and reading at all my sources. The psychological analysis, the chapter covering his life and murder spree, and the documentary were the most important sources to me and they ultimately gave me the insight of his life and mind that assisted me in answering my questions. I learned so much about an individual that was so interesting, but ultimately filled with evil and had no mercy on his victims.

My answer, based upon my research and opinion, are that Jeffrey Dahmer was indeed sane throughout his entire life. When he was younger and was fascinated by animal bones, he may have been going through a phase in life and the journey of growing up but he knew what he was doing and could distinguish right from wrong and what was good and bad. He was fascinated by the animal bones and bones themselves because they’re so complex, yet they are somewhat simple and sometimes underestimated by humans. Jeffrey seen the beauty in humans and the human body, unfortunately he carried his appreciation into an obsession that would lead to tragic deaths of many innocent individuals. Later in his life, Jeffrey knew exactly what he was doing and that it was bad. He felt guilt for having to kill his victims, but he covered those feelings of guilt with his alcoholism and drug use. Alcohol and drugs were like water to a fire for his guilt. They were temporary things to hide and tuck away the guilt he had for killing those seventeen individuals. In conclusion, Jeffrey Dahmer was sane and was a very bad person while he was alive, but thankfully and fortunately we don’t have to worry about him anymore and hopefully the victims families have some closure.

2 thoughts on “Jeffrey Dahmer: Sane or not?

  1. I believe you’ve done your research very well. However, before you definitively answer your question I’d like you to look at this website http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh26-2/90-98.htm. You say that Jeffrey Dahmer was sane for his whole life, well I’d like you to look at the affect alcohol has on individual mentally. Once you do this, you may or may not feel your answer is correct. If you’re not sure your answer is correct after reading the article, I’d suggest looking into when Jeffrey Dahmer started drinking.

  2. After reading your concluding blog, I think that you have done a lot of research and it is clear to me that you have learned a lot about this topic as a whole. I think that you should maybe go further into detail as to what you found to lead you to your conclusion, or maybe you haven’t found a conclusion completely yet. Either is fine, but maybe clarify whether you are done doing research or if you still have more to do to completely answer your research question. Overall, great job! This sounds very well done and interesting.

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