Introduction

The influence of literature can be seen in the shaping of society, questioning established practices and stirring deep feelings among readers. In this selection of ten contemporary literature classics that have been written as a result of different works; we explore the persisting themes, innovative writing styles and social commentaries. These are things which still appeal to today’s readership from timeless subjects like love or death depicted in classic novels such as those by William Shakespeare to ground breaking poetry collections reflecting on our culture and collective consciousness.

It is clear that each one offers its own take on what it means to be human living within society while trying to make sense out being alive at all when we look closely enough at them. Through vivid images, challenging stories told from various perspectives – authors manage not only tell us their observations about life but also share them with others who might otherwise never have understood such people or situations existed if they hadn’t read these books themselves.

1 “The Canterbury Tales” by Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales remains an eternal masterpiece because it brings into life a large number characters coming from different walks of life through storytelling skill. He did this by inventing the idea where individuals with distinct social status would gather together on a pilgrimage – thus giving us chance see worlds beyond our own immediate environment (and also illuminating what makes humans tick).

This technique employed by Chaucer highlights his keenness in observing human beings but more importantly demonstrates how powerful storytelling can be as a tool for bringing people closer despite their diverse backgrounds or class positions.

One thing that stands out about The Canterbury Tales is its treatment of various topics like love, infidelity, greed and morals. Through his personae and their stories he provides commentary about what was considered appropriate behaviour during medieval times while at once subverting traditional notions around gender roles within classes represented by pilgrims themselves . In other words this piece shows truth as many-sided. Indeed the author presents us with such a colourful tapestry of narratives which not only reflect universalities in human experience but also particularities of individuality. This means that as we go through these accounts, there are always eternal questions on ethics and conduct for people to think about whose relevance remains unchanged up until now.

2 The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

Shakespeare’s holistic understanding of life is reflected in his extensive oeuvre where he captures emotions, dilemmas and desires that define being human across time. Through love, power, ambition or tragedy among other things; characters wrestle with what it means to be alive at any given moment throughout history anywhere on earth – thereby proving themselves more than merely products their environment.

The complex nature shown by figures created by him coupled together moving plots points something deeper still: an understanding so profound about humans could only come from someone who lived long ago but saw us then just as well do now

Shakespeare transformed the English literary scene for future authors by his use of language and poetic devices. His talent in writing sonnets manifests with an uncommon lyricism. Each drama reflects on human life and looks at betrayal, loyalty, revenge, forgiveness among other things with unmatched depth. No other playwright can make one feel pity for heroes as well as villains like Shakespeare does; this shows he was capable of capturing all ranges of emotions on stage.

3 Don Quixote” by Miguel de Cervantes

Don Quixote is a book about the thin line between reality and illusion that lasts forever. By showing us Don Quixote himself, Cervantes questions the nature of madness itself, suggesting that maybe embracing our own unique brands of lunacy could help us escape from social conventions too. The novel also touches upon lofty matters such as idealism or identity but it’s mostly concerned with storytelling’s power to shape how we perceive things around us.

The most interesting thing about ‘Don Quixote’ however is its meta-fictional aspect where often breaks fourth walls speaking directly these instructions reader’s minds eye even makes you partake actively constructing meaning out if imaginary tales told within pages do so at your peril! What Cervantes does here then? He blurs distinction between fact fiction while forcing us to think about relationship between authorship truth world outside books…

4 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Pride & Prejudice is timeless masterpiece that explores intricacies social rank, love & personal development. Jane Austin portrays Elizabeth Bennet as strong-willed independent woman who defies societal expectations thus challenging traditional gender roles presented in novels those days which makes her relatable figure across different generations female readership especially but not limited too.

Austen highlights theme class divisions through romance plot where characters learn judge others based on their superficial signs only later realizing there are more important qualities beneath surface level appearances. She uses witty dialogues coupled with satire elements lightly poke fun at what she saw were rigidities within Regency society – such like when Mr Collins proposes marriage without love showing how ridiculous it sounds considering reasons he gives wanting to marry one or another Bennet sister! Finally, author takes us journey self-awareness through story telling us that we should never judge person before getting know them.

5 Moby-Dick by Herman Melville

Moby Dick remains classic tale about human obsession rooted unanswerable questions surrounding existence itself; hence many people consider this book be greatest novel all time. According Captain Ahab’s gripping account hunting down great white whale called ‘Moby Dick’ we discover lot more than mere struggle between man nature shown here:-(1) The first thing comes mind when reading work like MOBY DICK is what does he mean? Is there any meaning behind those words written on page 208 (chapter 41)? What could they possibly signify other then being just another bunch nonsensical phrases strung together into sentences because someone thought it sounded cool?

Melville’s masterful use of language creates a detailed picture of life at sea and captures the characters’ emotional intensity in its purest form. Ishmael’s deep observations and Queequeg’s stoic wisdom only add another level to the already complex story of Moby-Dick. The novel combines adventure, philosophy, and poetic prose which still speak to people today; this is why it has been interpreted into so many different media forms over time. So dive into Moby Dick not as a sea-faring adventure alone but also as an exploration into mans eternal quest for purpose and meaning within an indifferent universe.

6 Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky deals with morality, guilt, and redemption on multiple levels. After committing murder Raskolnikov embarks upon a journey where he must face his innermost demons head-on. Dostoevsky does this beautifully through showing us their psychological turmoil which also portrays the profoundness behind these moral dilemmas.

One thing that makes this novel interesting is its exploration into what might be called human duality – Raskolnikov himself represents both so well because sometimes we see him justifying things according to reason while at other times he cannot bear up under enormous weight of conscience brought about by realization that those same reasons were wrong. Through such internal conflict experienced by Raskolnikov himself Dostoevsky forces readers’ self-reflection on notions concerning rightness or wrongness having implications for ethics as whole even beyond individual acts themselves towards understanding true nature morality.

Overall Crime And Punishment remains one the greatest works ever written whose relevance transcends time periods to resonate with all who read it now or will do so in future still unsure why exactly this might be case though but suspect lies somewhere between insightful portrayal human nature good evil what makes us human beings capable both at same time this indeed leaves an indelible mark upon everyone exposed thereto till end history.

7 Ulysses by James Joyce

James Joyce’s Ulysses is a modernist masterpiece that stretches the limits of what can be done with language and structure in literature. By employing an intricate stream-of-consciousness method, it puts readers inside characters’ heads so we see things as they do – fragmentedly. Through mixing mythologies together with everyday life happening around Dublin city, he creates something complex which challenges traditional forms while also requiring active engagement from those trying make sense out all its layers themselves.

The thing I find most intriguing about this book is how every character has their own unique voice or perspective on events unfolding within story; even though there may seem like too many minds being jumped into for comfort levels none are ever left behind because Joyce knows human souls have several faces each face ought get chance to speak hence why we need follow through different styles languages cultures been put side by aside during process reading ULYSSES in order let them shape our understanding selfhood memory existence identity more fully thereby illustrating unlimited potentiality latent linguistic resources available us should only choose harness properly whenever necessary such occasions arise.

8 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald tells a story full of glamour and heartbreak set against the backdrop of 1920s America. Through Jay Gatsby’s mysterious persona, love affairs gone wrong, wealth beyond imagination and desperate attempts to capture lost dreams – the author explores themes such as love, wealth as well as illusion versus reality that are still relevant today. It is clear that material possessions cannot bring true happiness but it does not stop people from chasing after them anyway

The Great Gatsby is known for its intentionally cryptic symbols, such as the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock, which can represent both hope and the impossibility of an American dream. The novel also speaks to the superficiality and excessiveness that plagued society in the 1920s. Fitzgerald’s writing was heavily descriptive yet tragically empty; it embodied all of what that time period had been characterized by: luxury without substance.

9 One Hundred Years of Solitude” by Gabriel García Márquez

One Hundred Years of Solitude tells the story of the Buendía family in Macondo through a lens of magical realism. It explores universal themes such as love, fate, and power while mingling them with fantastical elements. In this book readers are transported into another world where time moves circularly and actions have lasting effects.

Each character in One Hundred Years of Solitude is complex and multi-dimensional because they carry their own destinies as well as those from previous generations before them. The concept of time becomes blurred here too because individuals live out different parts past present future concurrently; memory itself gets distorted throughout these intergenerational experiences due partly thanks storytelling methods used by Mr Marquez who always seem able somehow refer back earlier events even when currently describing something happening much later period but still connected somehow – hence “years” solitude.

10 1984 by George Orwell

George Orwell’s 1984 remains relevant today since it portrays an autocratic government which controls people through surveillance systems and propaganda machinery while denying individual rights under law or constitutionality principle thereof in force at any given time within such jurisdiction subject only to national security interests where necessary but proportionate least restrictive means available short achieving legitimate aim pursued there under;

Orwell also reveals how language can be used politically manipulate masses into believing false statements designed to convey distorted truths so they will accept otherwise unacceptable behavior plans policies proposed implemented relied upon perpetuating furthering attaining consolidating entrenching sustaining enhancing retaining consolidating establishing preserving power control domination over others;

His work demonstrates that these days when many leaders governments corporations media outlets etc are engaged producing distributing consuming disseminating selling buying trading information which often turns out later proven false misrepresentation incomplete biased slanted one-sided partisan motivated deliberate attempt deceive mislead confuse people about what really happening around them then such literature still holds lessons worth learning from so as enable citizens recognize truth whenever they come across it act according truthfully honestly ethically responsibly justly fairly equitably legitimately lawfully correctly appropriately judiciously wisely reasonably rationally logically soundly fairly consistently coherently systematically validly reliably objectively properly intelligently sensibly credibly defensibly;

Orwell explores how censorship can affect personal identity by showing what happens when individuals lose access facts knowledge evidence ideas opinions views beliefs attitudes values norms standards customs traditions practices institutions organizations systems processes procedures rules laws regulations rights freedoms responsibilities duties obligations etc that enable them make informed choices decisions judgments assessments conclusions resolutions plans actions strategies policies proposals reforms transformations improvements developments innovations inventions discoveries breakthroughs advances revolutions adaptations modifications optimizations refinements corrections rectifications amendments reversals disruptions dislocations accommodations arrangements harmonizations reconciliations compromises negotiations settlements agreements contracts treaties protocols constitutions statutes codes frameworks guidelines criteria benchmarks indicators matrices targets objectives goals purposes missions visions values principles aims methods techniques approaches models theories paradigms assumptions concepts definitions descriptions explanations interpretations classifications typologies taxonomies

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In addition, through 1984 Orwell warns against unchecked authority figures who may seek total control over minds bodies spirits hearts souls lives worlds galaxies universes dimensions realities existences beings matter energy space time light darkness good evil truth lies freedom slavery happiness sadness love hate war peace heaven hell life death creation destruction order chaos stability instability unity diversity equality inequality justice injustice fairness unfairness morality immorality ethics morals values principles virtues vices rights wrongs duties obligations privileges prerogatives powers responsibilities accountabilities liabilities burdens obligations etc.