Well, some classic "high school English literature class" books that fulfill that criteria are Miller's Death of a Salesman and Wharton's Ethan Frome. Still in

Well, some classic "high school English literature class" books that fulfill that criteria are Miller's Death of a Salesman and Wharton's Ethan Frome. Still in the Western classical canon, Puccini's Madame Butterfly is fantastic, if you're into opera.