John Lennon Research Paper

Fame, fascination, love, laughter, money, music, glitz and glamour are just some of the things John Lennon experienced in his lifetime. Seeing life in the middle class and life as an A-list star, World War II and Vietnam made Lennon be loved by many. The general public felt that they could relate to him and everything he stood for. The Beatles got him into the public eye but he made himself who he was, an infamous role model for many to come. John Winston Lennon was born on October 9, 1940 to mother, Julia and father, Alfred. They lived in a quiet part of Liverpool, England, not exactly the best place to be situated in the forties. He was born during a German Luftwaffe attack at Oxford Street Maternity Hospital in Liverpool. His mother always supported him in his music; in fact she is the one who bought him his first guitar. Little did she know, he would change the music world and the real world forever. John got his first guitar in 1956 at the age
By the time they got home it was ten fifty at night. The main focus of the couple was getting home to say goodnight to their children at that point, they loved their children to death. Instead of waiting to get to the safe garage to exit Lennon and Yoko exited on the street. Yoko walked ahead of him into the lobby and left him behind. The doorman happened to glance into the corner shadows and saw Chapman lurking, watching every move. Chapman suddenly called out “Mr. Lennon!” and dropped into a “combat stance.” Five shots were fired. Four penetrated the flesh of the beloved John Lennon and one ended up through the window of the hotel. Two of the four shots struck Lennon in the left side of his back and two more in his left shoulder. All four bullets caused serious internal damage. At least one bullet hit his aorta and caused his death. After he was shot he walked up six steps into the reception area and said “I’m Shot” and then