Diski discusses a book, Shrine of Jeffrey Dahmer, whose author believes it is important to look at the lives of people like Dahmer because he belongs to the human race like the rest of humanity. Does Diski agree or disagree?

Diski never provides a clear cut answer as to why she believes people are interested in such gruesome topics as serial killers or whether people like Dahmer are worth examining in detail. She mentions that people like Dahmer can give humanity glimpses into its own nature. Perhaps people like Dahmer are the personification of hidden desires to act on violent impulses. In the end, however, it is likely Diski believes learning about evil and people who perpetrate evil might just not be important as she ends with a quote by Dahmer stating that he does not know that anyone could be benefited by learning about people like...