What does the contrast between the Savage Reservation and the World State emphasize?

• A. The fragility of civilization and costs of control
• B. The superiority of technology
• C. The inevitability of global harmony
• D. The importance of isolation and individualism

Answer: (D)

This item centers on how Brave New World uses two distinct worlds to show what happens when people are left to be individuals versus being tightly controlled by a society. The Savage Reservation stands apart from the World State, preserving natural birth, pain, religion or ritual, and family ties—elements that foster personal identity and a sense of self. The World State, by contrast, uses conditioning, caste roles, and soma to erase personal desires and enforce sameness. Seeing these two worlds side by side makes the value of individual difference clear and shows how isolation between cultures can highlight what each way of life sacrifices or preserves. So, the contrast emphasizes isolation between worlds and the prominence of individualism within human life. The other options don’t fit as well because the contrast isn’t about technology’s superiority, a hoped-for global harmony, or merely the fragility or costs of control; it’s about how separation of cultures reveals the importance of being an individual.