Throughout literary history, from Chaucer to Chekov, from Shakespeare to Steinbeck, from TS Eliot to EL James, an author's work is generally associated with the society and times in which he lives, whether it is the war poetry of Sigmund Sassoon or Edward Thomas written at a time when England was considering what it meant to be at combat, or perhaps 1920s novelists like Fitzgerald, who engaged audiences languishing in alcohol. , jazz and the automobile by engaging them in and relating to what was developing so rapidly. However, many works stand the test of time and continue to engage and attract audiences despite being written years, or even centuries, before a reader opened its pages. When considering the ephemeral quality of literature, novels must contain human, relatable protagonists, timeless morals, and an overwhelming sense of reality; such that a reader can imagine that the events in the novel could happen in their society or in the present day. The term "modern" itself is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as "relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the distant past." and it is a particular literary genre whose books have been described as “modern” time and time again. Dystopian fiction has spanned several recent decades, with the earliest piece of dystopian literature considered to be Gulliver's Travels, written in 1726, and more recent works including Susanne Collings' The Hunger Games trilogy and Never Let Me Go of Ishiguro. Despite the recent trend toward dystopia on British library shelves, the most cutting-edge dystopian novels of our time were perhaps written more than fifty years ago. Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange and Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 pushed the boundaries of literature when...... middle of paper ......c at some point in history because of their basis on current affairs and the use of current affairs In this context, it is clear that history repeats itself and that themes become relevant again and again with different contexts and events, influencing reading trends within the literate population and giving books that are not current a sudden relevance and learning scope. In discussing the cases of Fahrenheit 451 and A Clockwork Orange, it is clear that their themes of identity, free will, and power, their use of everyday, relatable characters, and the fact that a reader is always waiting for such a reality to occur. in books make them timeless and relevant to many, no matter when they are read. Hence Malcolm Bradbury's opinion that "last year's modern is not this year's." must be contested in this case and for many other literary works, dystopian or otherwise.