Lenina is a beautiful Beta woman who works as a nurse in the Hatchery. Her closest friend there is Fanny. Lenina is slightly unconventional in that she has a tendency to date only one man at a time, but otherwise she never challenges her conditioning. In fact, she’s disturbed by unorthodox behaviors like avoidance of sex, crowds, or soma, all of which she vastly enjoys. Over the course of the novel, she dates Henry Foster and Bernard Marx, but she ultimately becomes obsessed with John because he refuses to sleep with her. She finds him at the lighthouse at the end of the story, but he attacks her with cries of “strumpet!” before she can speak to him.
Lenina Crowne Quotes in Brave New World
The Brave New World quotes below are all either spoken by Lenina Crowne or refer to Lenina Crowne. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 6
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“A gramme in time saves nine.”
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Chapter 8
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"O brave new world," he repeated. "O brave new world that has such people in it. Let's start at once."
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Chapter 13
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“Put your arms around me...Hug me till you drug me, honey...Kiss me till I'm in a coma. Hug me honey, snuggly...”
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Lenina Crowne Quotes in Brave New World
The Brave New World quotes below are all either spoken by Lenina Crowne or refer to Lenina Crowne. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 6
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“A gramme in time saves nine.”
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Chapter 8
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"O brave new world," he repeated. "O brave new world that has such people in it. Let's start at once."
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Chapter 13
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“Put your arms around me...Hug me till you drug me, honey...Kiss me till I'm in a coma. Hug me honey, snuggly...”