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The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
Excesses of the 1980s Wall Street, racism, and class divisions
Inferno by Dante Alighieri
Moral concepts of sin, the structure of society, and the flaws of political and religious leaders
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
Human nature, the British monarchy, and colonialism
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Censorship, the loss of intellectual freedom, and the effects of technology
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Consumerism, technology in governance, and loss of individuality
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Racial injustice, the destruction of innocence, and moral growth
1984 by George Orwell
Totalitarianism, surveillance, and loss of individuality
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Toxic masculinity, consumerism, and the struggle for self-identity
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
Religious fundamentalism, migration, and cultural identity
Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart
The importance of youth and appearance, the degradation of literacy, and the obsession with technology
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Corporate power, information control, and the commodification of culture
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hypocrisy of the Puritan society, the nature of sin, and the plight of women
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Absurdities of bureaucracy and the irrational nature of war
Ulysses by James Joyce
The banality of everyday life, Irish nationalism, and the human condition
A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
Irish economic conditions under British rule, and indifference towards the poor
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
Society's fixation on wealth and social climbing, and the emptiness of high society
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Capitalism, superficiality, and the amorality of the yuppie culture
Hard Times by Charles Dickens
Industrialization, utilitarianism, and the dehumanization of work
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Corruption of socialist ideals and the nature of power
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
War's destructiveness, free will, and the illusion of progress
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Gender roles, loss of identity, and theocratic control
The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The relationship between the individual and the state, and the concept of the general will
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Class consciousness, marriage, and gender roles in 19th century Britain
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
The conflict between reality and idealism, chivalry, and the individual versus society
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The American Dream, class disparity, and materialism
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Racism, slavery, and societal expectations in the antebellum South
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Bureaucracy, the absurdity of war, and the dehumanization of life during conflict
Candide by Voltaire
Optimism, religion, and the cruelty of the world
Black No More by George S. Schuyler
Racial identity, eugenics, and the social constructions of race
Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis
The vacuity of middle-class life and the social pressures toward conformity
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