Utopian Writing as a Tool for Social Criticism: More, Orwell and Huxley

This paper aims to explore how utopian writing serves as a genre suited for social criticism with a primary emphasis on the contributions of three influential figures: Sir Thomas More, George Orwell, and Aldous Huxley. To comprehensively understand utopian writing as a genre utilized by these authors, it becomes crucial to delve into their social and historical backgrounds. These contextual factors profoundly influence the content and overarching themes of their literary works. What's particularly intriguing is how Thomas More's approach invites readers to engage critically with his writings, thus allowing for diverse interpretations. This, in turn, has given rise to subsequent works that have, in turn, provided fresh insights into our readings of ‘Utopia’