This study arose from the singular desire to analyse literature from a contemporary perspective, looking at the various transformations that the process of urbanisation has brought to society. To this end, we put into play the forms of literary creation that began in modern times and that have been gaining ground over the last few years. Our aim would therefore be to prove that literary production arises from the needs of each period, and above all from the desires of the individuals who make up the community. As such, literature can be understood as a factor through which man builds his identity as a subject, since, as we have pointed out throughout this work, it is capable of humanising as it builds up the individual, pointing out to him the aspects that permeate his experience. In addition, it allows human beings to reflect their times, even in the form of a social complaint, but one that can elevate people to an understanding of their space, thus enabling them to realise themselves as subjects.