Something Happened Theme of Sex

Let's talk about sex. Better yet, let's let Bob Slocum do the talking about sex, since he sure does have do a lot of that in Something Happened.

For teenage Slocum, sex was something of a fantasy. He often dreamt of getting it on with Virginia in the storeroom of the auto insurance agency, and though he regrets never turning this dream into a reality, he regrets even more that he discovered as a young adult just how boring sex would be with older women. Perhaps this is what causes him to seek pleasure outside of his marriage? But even that doesn't do the trick for Slocum, because he's even bored by adultery. Are you sensing a pattern here?

1. What control does sex have over Slocum?
2. Which early experiences shaped Slocum's adult views on sex?
3. If sex no longer gives Slocum pleasure, what's left to contribute to his happiness?
4. What is the nature of sex between Slocum and his wife?

Slocum seeks other women because he is so bored in his married life. Perhaps it's in the nature of sex in suburbia for it to just get boring after a while.

By looking outside of his marriage for happiness, Slocum is contributing to his own misery at home with his wife. Perhaps if he didn't go after other women, he would experience sexual bliss in his own home.