Part one of term paper
The characteristics of Holden from the book The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, will be compared to the "modern teenager".  The characteristics of both sets of teenagers are basically similar, but in some parts, they are different. I chose myself as the modern teenager to be compared to Holden. There will be four major subjects to be t ...

Part two of term paper
... in our classes.  Holden failed four out of five of his classes while I failed none.  But instead I received four "C's" from four out of eight of my classes. Although Holden has problems with grades, ironically he does well in his English. Holden stated, "I'm quite illiterate, but I read a lot." (p.18) Reading books improves your grammar and vocabulary.  This was be the reason why Holden does well in his English class. I do not read much and therefore I have problems in my grammar. The family bac ...