The dystopian novel was also interpreted as a prophetic one.
However, the presence of Shakespeare in this novel is very powerful, functioning as a contrast to this empty and materialist world. The society is based on consumerism and foolish distractions, while art, culture, history, religion, and literature are considered dangerous and thus totally forbidden. One of the prevailing ideas in this novel is the loss of individualism by the citizens, people in Brave New World are totally controlled and conditioned to behave as the state wants.
It is called a novel of ideas due to the fact that the author focuses mainly in satirize the rapid advancements of technology and its consequences in the twentieth century. Brave New World is a novel of ideas written by Aldous Huxley in 1932.
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