J.D. Salinger seems like a very typical celebrity who was overwhelmed with the paparazzi and their numbers. The escape from the loud and hectic life of a celebrity was as a result of the incredible fame of his novel, "The Catcher in the Rye." However, he did not completely retreat from all society; he chose instead to live a quiet and peaceful rural life in a small town (1). In addition, he liked to write books for his own enjoyment, not the enjoyment of fans, as he still loved to write (2). "The Catcher in the Rye" was a very well received book initially (5), but unfortunately ended up on some banned lists for its very controversial topics about girls, sexuality, sex, drugs, and no rock 'n' roll (too early for Elvis, even). In addition to it being well recieved, it also affected pop culture very adversely. The killer of John Lennon, Mark David Chapman, was found with a copy of the book after shooting Lennon (4). He had written in the cover, "This is my statement.-Holden Caulfield" and he "killed Lennon to gain prominence to promote the reading of The Catcher in the Rye," (3). The world famous book had some positive consequences, but with those positives, the negatives also took place.
1. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/us/01salinger.html
2. http://www.zombieworldwide.com/2010/02/j-d-salingers-last-interview/
3. http://www.john-lennon.net/whoauthorizedtheassassinationofjohnlennon.htm
4. http://www.salon.com/2003/12/15/books_kill/
5. http://www.startribune.com/blogs/82988647.html
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