Sex always makes our jobs interesting, doesn't it? If you say, "Okay, class, now we're going to read about sex," twenty-plus eyes will suddenly scan a text they'd previously groaned about having to read. And of course, sex appears in the most unexpected of places. Classic literature, like Shakespeare, often wags sex in our faces, and Midnight's Children is no exception. We see sex, a lot. But it's not that HBO, hot passionate thing that Bollywood—excuse us—Hollywood tries to sell us. Oh no, the sex in this novel is a bit raw.

In Amina's early years, she is married to a man, Nadir, and after many months of the family finds out the marriage was never consummated. Students may be blissfully unaware of this because Rushdie is pretty adept, but some are going to pick up on the fact that when Dr. Aziz examines his daughter, he's clearly looking at her nether regions. And they're probably not going to like this. As far as key pieces of information go, this is one we don't really recommend you spend too much time on. If they get it, great, but if not, they can still learn from the greater storyline.