The Criticism Behind 'Brave New World"

Being said that science fiction is an extrapolation of the real world, Huxley extrapolates in many aspects of the novel. Such as, the reason of sexual relations with another human being is only for pleasure and not for conceiving a child and that it is better for a woman to be as most promiscuous as possible and “be” with as many men, opposing to our knowledge, that a woman should be faithful to one man only. This is an extrapolation of our modern world, where women are abandoning the idea that a female should save herself to her future husband and are being each day more available to open relationships. Another exaggeration created by the author is the fact that in the novel, science and technology have taken over the world with dominating helicopters and gigantic chimneys (created to spread the aches of cremated humans to be used as fertilizers in agriculture). Extrapolating the fact that today we are researching and investing more and more on how we can create our world a more accessible and practical place for everyone and how our disposals and wastes may be recycled not to increase the level of pollution and unwanted chemicals in the earth, to avoid deadly diseases and destroying natural consequences.  However the most significant hyperbole he uses is the idea that each generation is becoming more egocentric and less loving and concerned with the following ones, caring less about how our actions may damage others and their surroundings and showing less love and compassion to people around us. The author portrays this image in the novel by showing how there is no love between males and females and how the concept of families and caring about each other doesn’t exist at all.

        I believe his intention is the criticize the world in which we are living today and to make us reflect in how we shouldn’t allow materialism to take over our lives and replace our feelings of love to a cold and relentless idea that “a consumer world is a better world”. Also, how we can be more aware of how we shouldn’t behave like ‘robots’ (everyone the same), whereas be satisfied and proud of who we as different individuals are. In my opinion the book is also a criticism to how nowadays we as a society are only caring about our own greed and appearances and should remember the meaning of love and sympathy to others and implant them into our daily lives.