John Lennon | Literary Qualities

John Lennon Literary Qualities

Wootton's biography of Lennon is straightforward, clearly written, and easy to understand. He organizes the book well by arranging the text in the simple chronological format of birth through death. Some of Wootton's ideas are insightful, such as his critique of the United States government for harassing Lennon while trying to deport him for being against the Vietnam. Wootton's research debunks the theory that Lennon tried to prevent Richard Nixon from being re-elected President of the United States, and that the singer had started a campaign to hinder Nixon's chances because of their differences regarding the Vietnam War. Wootton also supports Lennon's assertions, considered paranoid by other writers, that he was being spied on by Nixon supporters and the FBI. Furthermore, the author employs pop psychology to provide insight into the ramifications of Lennon's troubled youth upon his later life. He combines biographical information with psychological probing to see how...
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