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Essay / Political critic of Brave New World - 1977
He always questioned what was moral, what was legitimately correct. What John thought was acceptable caused Mustapha Mond to counter with his own argument and vice versa. Huxley's satirical story exaggerated some ideas such as the banning of religion, but overall he 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 abstract utopia, the reader could mock the practices of the “future” while the characters mocked the practices of the present or their past. Adding social criticism made the story more real even though it was set in the future since the reader could relate to the criticism from their time. A variety of social justice topics were covered in the book, such as what was right and wrong. Other specific examples included the different classes and how they perceived each other; they were all conditioned to hate those below them, unless they were Epsilon, then they were conditioned to be content with their status. How women were still sexually objectified was also shown but, unlike today's standards, they didn't mind because it was the norm and men were objectified as objects.