Brave New World and Blade Runner Essay

The novel Brave New world, composed by Aldous Huxley and the film, Blade runner produced by Ridley Scott are both texts which can be classified as science fiction, nevertheless, It must be noted that both texts were created in contrasting historical social contexts. Huxley wrote the novel in 1932- post World War 1, during a period of change and disillusionment. A period marked by brutal dictatorships, mass persecution and depression. . Huxley's choice of character names, subtly support the novel's themes, such as Marx, Engels along with prominent supporters of capitalism, Ford, Mussolini and Mond. Clearly such names are incompatible without changing the ideologies presented in the novel.…