Topic > Brave New World Political Criticism - 1977

He always questioned what was moral, what was rightfully correct. What John thought was acceptable prompted Mustapha Mond to counter with his own argument and vice versa. Huxley's satirical story exaggerates some ideas such as outlawing religion, but overall it had an impact on the world. “With the rise of fascism… and a massive economic depression… Huxley's harsh and disturbing vision was simply too ahead of its time.” (Brave New World, 265). With the abstract utopia, the reader might mock the practices of the “future” while the characters would mock the practices of the present or their past. The addition of social criticism made the story more real even though it was set in the future since the reader could associate the criticism of their own time. A variety of social justice topics were discussed in the book, such as what is right and what is wrong. Other specific cases included the different classes and how they perceived each other; they were all conditioned to hate the classes lower than them, except if they were Epsilons, then they were conditioned to be content with their status. It was also shown how women were still sexually objectified but unlike today's standards, women didn't care because it was the norm and men were objectified as