David Copperfield

 The Catcher In the Rye
Characteristics of Holden:
-he is very straight forward
-blunt
-enjoys his alone time
-seems social but isn't very into other people
-he is very judgmental
-he is insecure in some ways
-never commits to anything
-very opinionated

Summary of Ch. 1 and 2:
-the people at Holdens old school are all rich snobs that are crooks
-Holden brings up the fact that his brother is a Hollywood writer and that his has a nice car
-the setting of the story so far is very cold
-main character doesn't like weakness or any sort of help from others
-author uses nodding of the head to show confusion
-Holden doesn't like phonies and yet he is a phony himself in some ways
-he thinks completely different from what he says
-author uses big words to show that a character is showing off his rank