What is obstacle golf?
Obstacle Golf, like Escalator Squash, is an example of a complex sport created primarily for the purpose of keeping factories busy producing parts for it. As the Director explains, all sports are required to use "elaborate apparatus." This society is based around high consumption and Obstacle Golf is simply another manifestation…
Are there any relationships in Brave New World?
In fact, there are no stable relationships in brave new world, just short sexual affairs for mere fun. Already in their childhood the inhabitants of the brave new world are indoctrinated with the state’s ideology. Therefore children are encouraged to play the “Erotic Play”, in which they explore one another’s bodies.
What are the most popular sports in the Brave New World?
Obstacle Golf and other Games. Obstacle Golf, centrifugal bumble-puppy, escalator squash and Riemann-surface tennis are popular activities in the brave new world. What is remarkable about these sports is that the equipment needed for them is very elaborated and is constantly improved and easy to break.
What is a feelie in Brave New World?
Lesson Summary. In Brave New World, the feelies are movies that are experienced not only through sight and sound but also through touch. The sensation of touch is transmitted to the viewer via two metal knobs on the armrests. Not surprisingly, the World State uses the technology of the feelie for what we may well consider to be pornography.