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Why are murderers and crazy people attracted to The Catcher in the Rye?
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:09 pm
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:09 pm
Is it because of themes of alienation?
On a side note, who is this generation's version of J.D. Salinger and which modern book is as powerful and inspiring as Catcher in the Rye?
I can't pinpoint a specific author, but the book I'd select as a candidate is The Turner Diaries, not for being a coming of age book about alienation, but rather for inspiring absolute crazy people to potentially commit awful crimes due to the book's extremely hateful racist plot and the exaggerated godlike heroic portrayal of the racist main characters.
On a side note, who is this generation's version of J.D. Salinger and which modern book is as powerful and inspiring as Catcher in the Rye?
I can't pinpoint a specific author, but the book I'd select as a candidate is The Turner Diaries, not for being a coming of age book about alienation, but rather for inspiring absolute crazy people to potentially commit awful crimes due to the book's extremely hateful racist plot and the exaggerated godlike heroic portrayal of the racist main characters.
This post was edited on 12/7/15 at 10:15 pm
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Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:10 pm to mizzoukills
GLENN FROM THE MAIL ROOM!
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:12 pm to mizzoukills
There's a good Frontline doc. on this. Both John Hinkley Jr and Mark David Chapman were fascinated. Chapman was reinacting parts of the book at the time.
One of my favorite books.
One of my favorite books.
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:12 pm to mizzoukills
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On a side note, who is this generation's version of J.D. Salinger and which modern book is as powerful and inspiring as Catcher in the Rye?
American Psycho or Fight Club
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:14 pm to mizzoukills
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mizzoukills
phony
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:15 pm to mizzoukills
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:16 pm to Lou Pai
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Lou Pai
You're such a flit...
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:17 pm to stout
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:17 pm to stout
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stout
Possibly the greatest post I've ever seen.
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:19 pm to mizzoukills
CIA used it in MKULTRA, it is used to further distance the member from society
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:22 pm to mizzoukills
JD Salinger is going to have some new books coming out. No shite.
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:23 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
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JD Salinger is going to have some new books coming out. No shite.
Due to his death?
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:25 pm to mizzoukills
PHONIES!
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:26 pm to mizzoukills
Been watching this movie?
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:27 pm to stout
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:27 pm to mizzoukills
I read this book this year because I felt like I was missing out on something since it is talked about so much. I guess I should have read it when I was a whiny, think I know it all teenager, because as an adult, I thought it was awful.
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:28 pm to stout
holy shite
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:30 pm to OWLFAN86
Didn't realize Stout has real Jesus hair. Terribly fake beard though. Need's to just grow a real beard.
Posted on 12/7/15 at 10:32 pm to mizzoukills
That's not me, dumbshit... It's Jesus.
He asked me to deliver you that message.
He asked me to deliver you that message.
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