Here We Are Themes

Family isn't a huge theme in "Here We Are"—except insofar as a newlywed couple is a family of two. But we're thinking specifically of the part where the wife accuses the husband of not liking her...

Both members of the couple are pretty innocent. The wife is worried about consummating the marriage and is apparently a virgin—the classical form of "innocence." The husband might be a virgin too...

The wife and the husband both act pretty jelly in the middle of the story: the wife accuses the husband of being hung up on her friend Louise, after he enthuses about her "knockout" looks. The husb...

Seeing two people have trouble communicating is one of the oldest forms of humor—just check out the corny (but still hilarious) "Who's on First?". This husband and wife really have trouble talkin...

This story is mainly about sex: having it, not having it, being worried about it, etc. And marriage is an institution designed around allowing people to get it on in a legally binding fashion. The...

Sex is the mega-theme of this story. That's what they're talking about, in between the lines, isn't it? They're talking about getting down to business—if they can ever stop squabbling. It's the m...