While writing "Brave New World" in 1932, Aldous Huxley was affected by the political, economic, social and scientific situation of the time. This is seen by Huxley incorporating, and in fact satirising, such issues in his novel. These issues provided the basis for Huxley's projection into the future, and hence the satire of those topics is the main feature of the novel. They were satirised by Huxley holding up human vices to scorn and ridicule. The themes, characters and settings were all influenced by Huxley's contemporary society.

In 1932, the international political landscape included the Bolshevik Revolution, Mussolini and the Nazi party in Russia, Italy and Germany respectively. The Bolshevik dictatorship outlawed party after party, non-Bolshevik newspapers and journals were closed, and all opposition ("counterrevolutionaries") suppressed by a new secret

police, the Cheka. The gradual deconstruction of a society is outlined in "Brave New World" - history has become "bunk", and many ideas have completely changed ("ending is better than mending"). Freedom of speech is suppressed in the novel - even by his peers - look at how Lenina reacts to Bernard's nonconforming comments. An extreme police force (accompanied by a Synthetic Anti-Riot Speech #2, Medium Strength) is used in chapter 15 to help combat a riot started by John. "Brave New World"'s setting, and some of its key figures, appears to be influenced by Huxley's contemporary Russia. They also appear to be influenced by the fascism of Mussolini's Italy and Hitler's Germany - in those movements and in "Brave New World", a nation is exalted above the individual, a centralised autocratic government is headed by a dictatorial leader, along with social and economic regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition.

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