Mark David Chapman's quote "I wasn't angry the night I shot him" is a cooling suggestion of the power of mental disorder and the disastrous repercussions it can have. It recommends that Chapman was not in a logical state of mind when he committed the murder of John Lennon. It suggests that Chapman was not in control of his emotions and was instead driven by an ingrained anger that had actually been building up inside him for a long time. This quote serves as a cautioning to those who struggle with mental illness to look for aid before it is far too late. It also works as a suggestion to society to be more knowledgeable about the signs of mental disorder and to supply assistance to those who require it.
"He appeared every night, like myself, at about nine o'clock, in the office of Mr. Tyler, to learn the news brought in the night Associated Press report. He knew me from the Bull Run campaign as a correspondent of the press"
"I see America spreading disaster. I see America as a black curse upon the world. I see a long night settling in and that mushroom which has poisoned the world withering at the roots"
