Classic novels like 'Moby-Dick' and 'Ulysses' are often praised as timeless, but I wonder if their difficulty alienates modern readers who grew up on faster narratives. When I tried to read 'Ulysses' last year, I found the stream-of-consciousness style exhausting, and it made me question whether these books are still culturally relevant today. We have so many contemporary authors who tackle current issues with more accessible prose, yet schools and critics still push the old canon as if it's the only measure of literary worth. Shouldn't we admit that relevance fades, even for classics?