<P> Huxley said that Brave New World was inspired by the utopian novels of H.G. Wells , including A Modern Utopia ( 1905 ) and Men Like Gods ( 1923 ) . Wells 's hopeful vision of the future 's possibilities gave Huxley the idea to begin writing a parody of the novel , which became Brave New World . He wrote in a letter to Mrs. Arthur Goldsmith , an American acquaintance , that he had `` been having a little fun pulling the leg of H.G. Wells , '' but then he `` got caught up in the excitement of ( his ) own ideas . '' Unlike the most popular optimist utopian novels of the time , Huxley sought to provide a frightening vision of the future . Huxley referred to Brave New World as a `` negative utopia '' , somewhat influenced by Wells 's own The Sleeper Awakes ( dealing with subjects like corporate tyranny and behavioural conditioning ) and the works of D.H. Lawrence . </P>
what inspired huxley to write brave new world
the utopian novels of H.G. Wells , including A Modern Utopia ( 1905 ) and Men Like Gods ( 1923 )