"What the two men shared was the knowledge that they were individuals." (pg. 67)
Mostly up until this point, it seemed that this creation of human beings and their conditioning worked well to create a uniform society. Lenina was a bit different (she was with only Henry for four months-who does that?), and so was Bernard, but I just assumed they were main characters, no big deal. However, with the introduction of Helmholtz Watson (what kind of name is that?), I'm starting to think it's more than just coincidence that Lenina and Bernard aren't stereotypical. Maybe this society isn't as uniform as it seems. Maybe its possible that individuals around the world weren't quite created or conditioned perfectly. Bernard, Helmholtz, and Lenina are individuals, who are, well, individual. None of them want their "peculiarities" to show, so I think it's more than possible that there are others who are like this. My prediction is for a rebellion. Or at least, after Never Let Me Go ended with nothing of the sort, that's my hope.
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