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book.  There are only two main settings of the book, and they are complete opposites of each other: THE SAVAGE RESERVE AND THE WORLD for most of the book.  The World State is highly advanced in technology and because of this the people do not need to think, they just need to feel happy and be happy.  “A squat grey building of only thirty-four stories.  Over the main entrance the words, CENTRAL LONDON HATCHERY AND CONDITIONING CENTRE, and in a shield, the World State’s motto, COMMUNITY, IDENTITY, STABILITY.”  In order to create the “ community, identity, stability” they use advanced technology to create everything the way the World Controller wants it to be.  This new version of England creates problems for characters such as John and Bernard.  The setting being technology based creates also a place that has old fashioned philosophies and ideals and is isolated from the World State.  The placement of the Savage Reserve lets them to be totally ignorant to what is going on around them in the World State.  “‘…five hundred and sixty thousand square Kilometers, divided into four distinct Sub-Reservations, each surrounded by a high-tension wire fence.””  Not only are they separated from the World State, but they were trapped in the Reserve and could not reach the World State.  John being from the Savage Reserve has no idea what technology is and when he enters the World State it is hard for him to adjust to the individual.  This conflict is represented by different characters such as John, Helmholtz, and Bernard.   John has a major struggle to find individuality in a society that is literally engineered to have none.  Coming from the savage world into a society that is brain dead created many problems between him and the society. He openly questions it and tries to get other people to see what the world is like through his eyes and because of this the society rejects him.  They feared him because they were unable and unwilling to comprehend the truth.  The shying away of the society from John creates isolation between them both.  This conflict