JFK Assassination Analysis

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In the article the mind of an assassin by Melinda Beck she tells the past of Lee Oswald and when his anger first started. This article relates to my book because it gives you more details on the life of lee harvey Oswald. In addition the the article tells more of the dangers Lee had that the book didn’t even mention. For example “At 9 he attacked his half brother with a butcher knife,”(Beck 2) in the book his child violence was not mentioned. Knowing this while reading the book could've possibly made O’Reilly’s reasoning for Oswald's random murder spree seem more logical. It would have also been helpful to know, so the reader does not think the marines made him crazy or something. This article also benefits my book when it states “ when …show more content…

This article was about the people from dayton ohio sharing their memory of what they remember from John F. Kennedy. This article has a lot to do with my book far a lot of reasons. One way the two relate is because the 5o year anniversary was in 2013 while this book was published in 2012. Also the article has many statement of their whereabouts when they heard. For example, it was Jack Davis first birthday “I [Jack] think about it every year ,” Davis said, “but for the younger generation it is just another birthday.”’ (McCarty 25) This quote shows that even that his death affected all baby boomers. It also says that he left behind such a legacy that those who were just born were affected by his death just like Jackie would have wanted. Unlike, the book the article supports some of these conspiracy theories. For instance, “ Maybe it was not a coverup as a rush to judgement,” ( Mccarty 28) which mans we are not getting the whole story. This quote means that they do support the conspiracy theories but also that justice was not found for President Kennedy. If they do agree with the conspiracy theories then it would say that a man lose his life for no reason at all. As in the book and the article something was learned. A young boy learned to “ the importance of staying current in world event.” ( Mccarty 20) While in the book it taught secret

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