I love rereading these classics again as an adult. There is so much depth and nuance to the critique of society that was lost on my high school brain.

Can you exist as an individual entity in any form of civilization? Is there any freedom in the presence of social conditioning (secular or religious)? Can you strike a balance between the cost of social stability and individual freedom?

I'm sure there are many more questions to mull over, but the above is sufficient for now.