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Why is "Catcher in the Rye" often associated with conspiracies?

..murderers, assasins and brainwashing..

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6 months ago
Lee Harvey Oswald (shot JFK), Mark David Chapman (shot Lennon), John Hinckley Jr (shot Reagan) were ALL said to be obsessed with Catcher in the Rye..


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Crazy/lonely and paranoid people empathize with Holden (protagonist) because he feels that no one understands him and has illusions of grandeur. He views everyone else as a phony, while he is the only legitimate adult.