1. The first line of the novel begins with "For a man of his age, fifty-two, divorced, he has, to his mind, solved the problem of sec rather well." What is the "problem" that he has solved? Has he really solved it?
David Lurie believes that he has solved the problem of sex. For him the problem is having sex without having to deal with the complications that follow. After getting married and divorced twice, he has come to realize that he does not need to be married and have children to be happy. He is content with his mediocre job and lifestyle and believes that 90 minutes of sex a week is enough to satisfy him. When the prostitute, Soraya, who he sleeps with is forced to stop working for a few weeks, he is unable to stay away from her and hires a private investigator to track her down. When he is unable to be with Soraya, he quickly finds someone else to satisfy him. He sleeps with one of his students, Melanie, who is young enough to be his daughter. Their relationship is very awkward. On the hand she is his lover, yet on the other hand she is like a daughter to him. Lurie knows the consequences of sleeping with a student but even when he realizes it has gone too far he is unable to sever all ties with her because he has quickly grown attached to her for the simple reason that she satisfies him emotionally and sexually. David Lurie believes that having sex once a week with a prostitute satisfies him but he does not realize that he is getting attached to anyone who is able to satisfy him sexually in order to fill an emotional gap.
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Very true. I totaly agree, i like what you said at the end:).
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