The Catcher in the Rye

by J.D. Salinger

The Egyptians are extremely interesting to us today for various reasons. Modern science would still like to know what the secret ingredients were that the Egyptians used when they wrapped up dead people so that their faces would not rot for innumerable centuries. This interesting riddle is still quite a challenge to modern science in the twentieth century.

As a former writing tutor, this bit with Holden’s essay cracks me up. It really speaks to the timelessness of this book considering kids still write essays just like this!