Brave New World

What point is Huxley humorously illustrating in Lenina's error while doing her job?

Chapter 13 page 187

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When Henry Foster propositions Lena, she gets so flustered that she messes up the vaccinations in the lab. The humor can be found in the fact that she gets flustered.... particularly, since she's never been known to be selective. I believe Huxley is highlighting the existence of human error.

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