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Common Themes In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World

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There are people who use books as an alternative escape from their reality. Perhaps to forget problems at school, in the family, or in general sentimental problems. However, there are other types of people who like books because of their passion for literature. Which leads them to feel identified with various themes, such as fiction, romance, and drama. All these themes can be united in a single work. Where war, poverty, and uninhibited people do not exist. This was Aldous Huxley's thought when he created the story of Brave New World. He had a thought of creating a utopian, ironic and ambiguous world. Which reflected all his thoughts in the work.

Aldous Huxley was a writer and philosopher born in the United Kingdom, however he emigrated to the United States. There are several rumors about why he emigrated to …show more content…

One of these rumors is that he was threatened with death, and his only alternative was to flee his country, to another one. However, there is another stronger rumor, which is that he left the United Kingdom due to all the armed conflicts that existed at that time in the ancient continent, or currently known as the European continent. The story of Brave New World was created in 1931, however he published it in 1932. The work was set in the United Kingdom, the country where Huxley was born.

Brave New World is a somewhat complicated story to understand. There are several themes that for today would be a bit contradictory, and not very well seen. The story tells us how humanity, after a disaster, tries to create a new and happy world. Where there are no conflicts or poverty. However, it tells us how society was

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