Okay, here goes, a subject many have touched on, and so will I.
There is a conspiracy theory that this book is linked to temporary insanity, and criminal behavior.
It was also banned in the early 1960's and teachers have been fired for assigning it in their classrooms.
Notably John Hinckley Jr, Mark David Chapman, and Robert John Bardo all had a copy with them when they either attempted or succeeded in shooting people of note.
To be honest, I believe it is just a crutch for people. "Oh I read this book and it made me want to kill someone".
I have read the book. All I felt afterwards was that I had wasted my time. I did not like it at all. I am sure I have many readers that feel differently. I found it boring and uninspired.
Upwards of 250,000 copies are sold across the world every year. Are there that many psychopaths?
Are there that many killers?
If J.D. Salinger put some cryptic code telling the books readers to murder, I never found it, and neither have hundreds of thousands of others.
Charles Manson said that the Beatles were sending him messages to kill through their music. Nobody else has heard such messages and the Beatles music is still known today across the globe.
I wish people who spend so much time coming up with ridiculous crutches for their bad behavior, had taken that time to rethink their actions. If that were the case, maybe this world would be a little bit of a better place for all to live in.
I see a lot of excuses for bad, but here is a news flash. You don't need to excuse good behavior. Think about it.
Till next time
Peace and Love
B
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