The Catcher in the Rye and the Media

The novel the Catcher in the rye has been a focus in the media for quite some time. Mainly because of the connection to the shooting death of the famous John Lennon, and the attempted murder of President Ronald Reagen. It's believed that the novel helped to trigger these horrific crimes as both of these men had copies of the book, John Lennon's killer had it on him at the time of the shooting. Also, both of these men had strong ties to the Catcher and the Rye novel, Ronald Reagen's attempted killer was believed to be obsessed with the book from a very early age. Of course , the media immediately got a hold of these facts which then undauntedly blew it completely out of portion saying the book triggered things in your mind through subtext. This was of course just a rumour, but many still believed it nonetheless. Yes, The Catcher in the Rye has been a very criticized novel, therefore of course the book has been banned in many places especially in the United States. I for one have read the book in its entirety and have felt no desire to go out and hurt anyone or has it changed my way of thought in anyway. Kyles Advice for this blog thought go out and read Catcher in the Rye because its not mind altering tool, its good literature.