| | |This beatnik novel glorifies atheism and teenage rebellion, possibly inspiring countless subsequent liberal novels as well as Mark Chapman's assassination of [[John Lennon]].<ref>Whitehead, John W. "Mark David Chapman, The Catcher In The Rye, And The Killing of John Lennon." October 3, 2000. https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/mark_david_chapman_the_catcher_in_the_rye_and_the_killing_of_john_lennon>.</ref><ref>Stashower, Daniel. "On First Looking into Chapman's Holden: Speculations on a Murder." January 3, 2010. https://theamericanscholar.org/on-first-looking-into-chapmans-holden-speculations-on-a-murder/#</ref><ref>Young, Greg. "MARK DAVID CHAPMAN’S MACABRE CRUSADE TO PROMOTE THE CATCHER IN THE RYE." January 5, 2015. http://1981.nyc/mark-david-chapmans-macabre-crusade-promote-catcher-rye/</ref> | | |This beatnik novel glorifies atheism and teenage rebellion, possibly inspiring countless subsequent liberal novels as well as Mark Chapman's assassination of [[John Lennon]].<ref>Whitehead, John W. "Mark David Chapman, The Catcher In The Rye, And The Killing of John Lennon." October 3, 2000. https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/mark_david_chapman_the_catcher_in_the_rye_and_the_killing_of_john_lennon>.</ref><ref>Stashower, Daniel. "On First Looking into Chapman's Holden: Speculations on a Murder." January 3, 2010. https://theamericanscholar.org/on-first-looking-into-chapmans-holden-speculations-on-a-murder/#</ref><ref>Young, Greg. "MARK DAVID CHAPMAN’S MACABRE CRUSADE TO PROMOTE THE CATCHER IN THE RYE." January 5, 2015. http://1981.nyc/mark-david-chapmans-macabre-crusade-promote-catcher-rye/</ref> |