In most literature works, there always exists a character that stands as a misfit in the society presented. In Brave New World such is the case between the two main characters I shall be analyzing in this essay, Lenina and Linda. These two characters exist to challenge the assumptions of the dystopian world they live in. Before I go further into details, I shall start by introducing the society that is presented to us in the text. Aldous Huxley presents a dystopian society in which individuals are created in labs and through in-vitro manipulation of fetuses, therefore are uniquely well-suited for the various tasks that are expected of them. Furthermore these individuals undergo conditioning throughout their lives so as to stupefy them…show more content… Wonderfully pneumatic”(by Henry Foster, Chapter 3). Intellectually Lenina seems like a perfect individual as she lives upto the expectations of the new world and is always repeating the hypnopaedic sayings that were etched into her memory from childhood. As the novel progresses Lenina rebels against her conditioning for sexual promiscuity and the belief that “everyone belongs to everyone else” which is highly encouraged in the New World State. Our second encounter with her in the book reveals this as she is seen chatting with her friend, Fanny and she admits to being in an unconventionally long and exclusive relationship with Henry Foster. She defends herself and says“I hadn’t been feeling very keen on promiscuity lately.”(Chapter 3) Fanny warns her against it and tells her to make the effort to be more promiscuous so that she doesn’t get herself into any trouble. Lenina promises to heed her advice and turns her attention to Bernard Marx, the social misfit. Through this scene we are able to see that unlike others and the expectations of society Lenina suffers from emotional feelings, a highly discouraged feeling in the