Controversy

=**//__Reasons of Controversy __//**= The Catcher in the Rye has been known as a controversial book for a long time. This has been due to the events of and language of the book. One controversy that has been recognized is excess amounts of inappropriate language. Other controversies include sexual scenes, the moral issues, excess amounts of violent, and dealings with the occult. The main character runs away in the story, also another reason the book could be controversial to read. Some feel it has a lot of behavior unacceptable for young children, although others believe children are old enough to read it due to what is already se en in daily life. The controversy has been ongoing, for the most part, since the book was released. Nine years after the book was released a teacher in Oklahoma was fired for allowing his 11th grade English to read it. Additionally, one community in Columbus, Ohio has even deemed the book as “antiwhite.” Despite all of the controversy the book has sold over 65 million copies. There are specifically 224 accounts of vulgarity in the book. There are also references to drugs.

=__//**Mark Chapman Controversy**//__= Additionally, the book was read by Mark Chapman. He loved the book and some even believe that this caused him to murder the iconic **John Lennon!** After Mark shot Lennon multiple times in the back, Mark was found over his body reading The Catcher in the Rye. He wrote a note in his book that read: "This is my statement." Psychiatrists believe that he saw himself as Holden and that he believed Lennon to be a "phony" and that if he killed Lennon, then he could be a quasi-savior. Well, he went through with it and now people think the book helps breeds psychopath killers. Your call! (//**Varchetto**//)