The Great Gatsby:
Man and woman fall in love. Man and woman get thrown apart, woman marries Man2. Man comes back and wants to get back woman. Doesn’t work, man gets shot.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide:
A lot of strange things happen, and a lot of seemingly everlasting mysteries get solved.
The Wealth of Nations:
If everybody were egotist enough, we’d have a perfect world.
Starship Troopers, by Robert A. Heinlein:
RICO: “I’ll join the army so I can vote in elections.”
AUTHOR: “Corporal punshment is good!”
RICO: “Hey, check out this neato-keen powered armour suit!”
ARMY: “Giant alien bugs are bad. Kill them.” (Rico does.)
AUTHOR: “Let this be a lesson to you. My political philosophy is the only one that works. So there. Join your local military.”