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Precis on "The Provocations of Lenina in Huxley's Brave New World" by David L. Higdon

In the Provocations of Lenina in Huxley's Brave New World (2002) David L. Higdon argues that Huxley's misogynist feelings permeate in "Brave New World" and hinders the characterization of the females from being non-gender biased, especially Lenina. Higdon supports his thesis by citing Lenina's poor attempts or rather naive flirtation at rebellion as Huxley's purposeful commentary; Higdon notes that her rebellion is subtly expressed in her wardrobe however Huxley gives her such an unnoticeable and simple protest that correlates to his misogynistic views ("green wardrobe [...] marks her as being unorthodox"). Higdon calls out Huxley's motive in order to show the misogynistic message and question Huxley's ultimate intent. Higdon's tone permeates with a desire to prove to the educated reader of Huxley's questionable morality through a well-developed thesis and concrete research.

Hidgon, David Leon. “The provocations of Lenina in Huxley’s //Brave New World//.” //International Fiction Review// 29.1-2 (2002): 78+. //Literature Resource Center//. Web. 4 Feb. 2013.