Probably Unanswerable Questions
Joel’s virginity and sexual confidence; dream logic; Lana’s con; Miles’s cruelty.
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- Joel is assumed to be a virgin, but his first encounter seems unusually confident and prolonged; Lana's later quickness remark complicates the impression.
- The dream framing and extravagant first sex scene leave room to read the story as Joel's fantasy; Lana's possible manipulation remains unresolved.
- Miles may be sadistic rather than helpful: the Jackie setup and subsequent treatment of Joel seem designed to undermine him. His Harvard admission and possibly preppy conception contrast with Armstrong's older-looking performance.