Is Sex really necessary?

Post by **Rosemary Wright** » 15 Jul 2020, 12:51

Of course, sex is necessary in fiction if the author wants it included in their story. If sex is part of life, i don't see any reasons why it should not be part of fictional stories. We all have sex, so I wonder why some adult readers are pissed off when they see sexual scenes in books. Is that not hypocrisy?

Just my opinion.

Priyanka2304 · Post by **Priyanka2304** » 15 Jul 2020, 13:06

To depict the true nature of what exactly this new world was capable of doing, I think it was an element that needed a reference in the book. The chemicals that the environment was releasing was having an unusual impact on the characters.

WardahEbrahim · Post by **WardahEbrahim** » 15 Jul 2020, 13:30

It is a part of human nature, but I also think that sex and vulgarity is irritating. Sometimes both movies and books and comedians rely too much on it.

Post by **Sushan Ekanayake** » 15 Jul 2020, 13:40

D0rcas wrote: ↑15 Jul 2020, 04:06 I definitely think that sex was necessary. Sort of like a break from all the crazy stuff, like a way for the protagonist to just lose himself? It definitely parallels our universe right now, I think...

Maybe that was the author's idea, to give a llittle break to the heavily adventurous plot

Post by **Sushan Ekanayake** » 15 Jul 2020, 13:42

AnnOgochukwu wrote: ↑15 Jul 2020, 06:13 Naturally, sex serves therapeutic purposes. Perhaps the sex was to serve as means of easing tension - for Grant -. Although Grant's taste for multiple sexual partners in such a dire situation is unusual.

Going for multiples seems too much for the plot, though it cannot be said that it was totally unnecessary

Post by **Sushan Ekanayake** » 15 Jul 2020, 13:43

do20 wrote: ↑15 Jul 2020, 08:24 I think that depicting the author's private life such as having sex with many women was necessary. After all, Grant had a human nature which is made of failures, mistakes as well as successes like any other person.

Who knows? Maybe the author was depicting himself through Grant

Post by **Sushan Ekanayake** » 15 Jul 2020, 13:44

BookLoverMC wrote: ↑15 Jul 2020, 08:56 For me, sex scenes in novels are all about how they're done. Too vulgar and it's unreadable, not explicit enough and it's boring. There needs to be a good balance of emotion and sexual content.

Although the inclusion is necessary or not, it should be done appropriately

Post by **Sushan Ekanayake** » 15 Jul 2020, 13:45

diamonnd wrote: ↑15 Jul 2020, 09:44 I don't think those scenes were necessary for the plot and story, but I think they added to Grant's character and showed more of who he is.

Yes, though they didn't developed the plot, they developed Grant's character

Post by **Sushan Ekanayake** » 15 Jul 2020, 13:46

Doziesixtus wrote: ↑15 Jul 2020, 10:09 In as much as I'm not a fan of sexual contents usually found in fiction books, I think this one portrayed in this book is one of the ways to define the character of Grant.

Such scenes, especially with multiples, portrays Grant's real character

Doziesixtus · Post by **Doziesixtus** » 15 Jul 2020, 14:13

Sushan wrote: ↑15 Jul 2020, 13:46
Doziesixtus wrote: ↑15 Jul 2020, 10:09 In as much as I'm not a fan of sexual contents usually found in fiction books, I think this one portrayed in this book is one of the ways to define the character of Grant.
Such scenes, especially with multiples, portrays Grant's real character

Exactly. Even the drinking unveils who the characters are.

Post by **Sushan Ekanayake** » 15 Jul 2020, 20:07

LinaMueller wrote: ↑15 Jul 2020, 10:13
Miks_solon wrote: ↑02 Jul 2020, 10:47 I'd say it was the latter. Sex is undeniably the reality of a human being. However, that subject is irrelevant especially that the context of the book doesn't revolve around romantic drama.
I agree one hundred percent. It was totally irrelevant in that specific context.

Given the general nature of the book, those scenes can seem out of place

Post by **Sushan Ekanayake** » 15 Jul 2020, 20:08

idoreyen90 wrote: ↑15 Jul 2020, 12:01 Well, I think these sex inclusion are sometimes necessary to sort of distract the reader a bit. But having said that , I think it should be reduced to the barest minimum.

Fictions can have distractions. But if they are too distracting then it becomes annoying

Post by **Sushan Ekanayake** » 15 Jul 2020, 20:09

Marion Jepkosgei wrote: ↑15 Jul 2020, 12:25 Ruling out the sex as irrelevant in the book is just defying our human nature. Just because Grant was on an expedition to find his uncle doesn't mean he shuts the natural instinct to have sex. To me, Fred's addition of a sex in the book is pretty normal. No man is an island.

Having a mission doesn't mean that he/she has to suppress all his/her other needs and practises

Post by **Sushan Ekanayake** » 15 Jul 2020, 20:11

Rosemary Wright wrote: ↑15 Jul 2020, 12:51 Of course, sex is necessary in fiction if the author wants it included in their story. If sex is part of life, i don't see any reasons why it should not be part of fictional stories. We all have sex, so I wonder why some adult readers are pissed off when they see sexual scenes in books. Is that not hypocrisy? Just my opinion.

If fictions depict human nature, yes, they can include every aspect of human nature. Yet, it has to be appropriate in content as well as in quantity

Post by **Sushan Ekanayake** » 15 Jul 2020, 20:12

Priyanka2304 wrote: ↑15 Jul 2020, 13:06 To depict the true nature of what exactly this new world was capable of doing, I think it was an element that needed a reference in the book. The chemicals that the environment was releasing was having an unusual impact on the characters.

If it was author's idea to make the reader understand better about this forbidden land by including those scenes, then that is okay