Sexy

"Tell me something,what does it mean, that word sexy?" ..."It means loving someone you don't know." This is what Rohin, Miranda's coworkers son, tells Miranda. This is significant because his answer describes Miranda's affair with a married man. She feels so connected to him and her world revolves around the little time he can spend with her yet they are not a part of each others everyday life. Even though they know each other intimately they don't truly know each other on a deeper level. The choice of the word sexy is vital to the theme of the story because of it's different meanings and the effects of it's use by different characters. When Dev tells Miranda she is sexy in the mapparium Miranda felt happy and excited and loved. However when Rohin describes being sexy Miranda feels numb as she realizes how empty her affair with Dev was.