Top 5 Classic Novels Every Teenager Needs To Read!
From clay tablets to papyrus scrolls to parchment sheets in books to books on computers to books on the internet, books have been around for thousands of years. Books have been valued for centuries as a means of communication, record-keeping and entertainment.
Today these are the best way to acquire information especially for kids. As per research done by top international schools in India, novels allow you to improve in a lot of ways. First, when you read the books, you will get more knowledge about different cultures and historical periods which will help you widen your view and make you have more tolerance towards other people.
The second way is that you can improve your language ability through novel reading because many of the novels are written in rich English language techniques which will make you improve your vocabulary quickly. What’s more, it can help learners not only learn the new words with their Pinyin but also practice their pronunciation.
The third way is that when you read the novel, there will be many expressions which you haven’t seen before so they may be difficult to understand at first glance.
There are a lot of novels but not all of them are good or can’t be as fruitful as many others. Picking up a classic novel however is never a bad decision. No matter what era you’re living in, these books will help you understand your own time period by comparing it with others.
If you are someone who is school picking up a classic can be daunting and can almost feel like a chore, so worry not, here are 5 classic novels for teenager (under 500 pages)
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
A tale of love, prejudice, and societal hierarchy, Pride and Prejudice is a classic novel that will appeal to readers who enjoy romance. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE is a comedic romance that follows the Bennet family, whose lives are turned upside down when a wealthy and eligible bachelor, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, moves into their small town of Meryton. The two families must overcome social prejudices and clashes of personalities to find everlasting love.
Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë
Romance, desire, and betrayal play out against the turbulent backdrop of the Yorkshire moors in Wuthering Heights. Founded on the emotional isolation between its passionate characters, this tale of destructive love is a nineteenth-century thriller that remains as gripping today as when it was first written.
A haunting tale of revenge and passion, Wuthering Heights tells of the turbulent love between Heathcliff, a brooding young man, and Catherine Earnshaw, a beautiful and proud young woman. After being separated as children, they are reunited years later. Their discovery of a kindred spirit leads to a tempestuous relationship with twisted passion and violence which only death can end
1984 by George Orwell
Rather than exploring the present (which is our past) George Orwell looks into the future (which is still our past) and provides an account (which could be of our future) of a dystopian society .
A haunting tale of the power of fear, written in the shadow of Stalin’s Stalinist regime, 1984 has become a classic. Centered around a deranged Big Brother who controls Oceania — one third of the world — through omnipresent technological and bureaucratic surveillance, this novel grapples with themes relating to personal freedom, state control, government modification of historical memory, and public mind control
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Seen through the eyes of a young girl, Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork To Kill A Mockingbird is one of the most widely read and beloved novels of all time. Through this novel you will be introduced to the concept of inequality in society.
Worldwide the basis of inequality is different but through the predicament of the black community in America, Harper Lee captures the suffering of the deprived. Set against a backdrop of injustice and escalating tensions in small-town Alabama, this novel questions whether truth and justice are possible in such an unjust world.
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
The Bell Jar is Sylvia Plath’s only novel, a semi-autobiographical work that drew upon her own depression and anxiety during the 1950s. Her Bell Jar character Esther Greenwood is far from perfect but her quest to understand her own madness makes her both likable and relatable.
The book has remained an important symbol of feminism and a lasting influence on pop culture. . First published in 1963, it was met with critical acclaim and instant literary celebrity for its author. It can also be found on school syllabi for students aged 14 to 18 almost universally in the UK.
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