The Catcher in The Rye has over 65 million sales and sells about 250,000 copies per year. This book portrays the life of JD Salinger (the book’s author) in Holden Caulfield (The main character). This book has been read by almost everyone in the United States and for a good reason. The Catcher In the Rye’s main character Holden is able to relate with any reader. There is no definite explanation for the book, JD Salinger left it up to the readers to decide what the book meant to them. Each person has a different view on the meaning of this book but some people took it too far. This book, unlike any other has greatly influenced society
J.D Salinger, the author of the book was a very strange man. We will never know why but we can only assume …show more content…
In the book, Holden always talks about performing acts of violence but he never acts on it. Some people manipulated the novel and used it as an excuse to kill. One person who did this is Mark David Chapman. Chapman was the man who killed The Beatles Member, John Lennon. When interviewed, Chapman said that The Catcher in the Rye was his life in a paperback novel (salinger movie). Chapman, who had a rough childhood was very lonely and depressed just like Holden. One of his friends recommended the book to him and he fell in love with it (Catcher in the rye impact and influence). He interpreted the book as an excuse to kill the “phonies” of the world. After killing Lennon, Chapman sat down and started to read the book. Another person who used the novel as an excuse to kill was Robert John Bardo. Bardo killed an up and coming actress Rebecca Schaeffer. He went to her door with a gun and a copy of Catcher and as soon as she opened it he shot and killed her. When the detectives asked why he killed her the only thing he said was to read the book. The last person who used The Catcher in the Rye as an excuse to kill was John Hinckley Jr. This last man attempted to assassinate president Ronald Reagan but failed to do so. Unlike the other two, he did not have a copy of the book on him at the time but Catcher was one of his favorite
J.D Salinger, the author of the book was a very strange man. We will never know why but we can only assume …show more content…
In the book, Holden always talks about performing acts of violence but he never acts on it. Some people manipulated the novel and used it as an excuse to kill. One person who did this is Mark David Chapman. Chapman was the man who killed The Beatles Member, John Lennon. When interviewed, Chapman said that The Catcher in the Rye was his life in a paperback novel (salinger movie). Chapman, who had a rough childhood was very lonely and depressed just like Holden. One of his friends recommended the book to him and he fell in love with it (Catcher in the rye impact and influence). He interpreted the book as an excuse to kill the “phonies” of the world. After killing Lennon, Chapman sat down and started to read the book. Another person who used the novel as an excuse to kill was Robert John Bardo. Bardo killed an up and coming actress Rebecca Schaeffer. He went to her door with a gun and a copy of Catcher and as soon as she opened it he shot and killed her. When the detectives asked why he killed her the only thing he said was to read the book. The last person who used The Catcher in the Rye as an excuse to kill was John Hinckley Jr. This last man attempted to assassinate president Ronald Reagan but failed to do so. Unlike the other two, he did not have a copy of the book on him at the time but Catcher was one of his favorite