It is possible to read sexual tension into every single one of the children's scenes to varying degrees of explicitness. From Wendla's persistent quest for details of how Martha is beaten by her father, to her own rape by Melchior.
In the penultimate scene, two of the boys get off with each other in the late afternoon sun.
Is the position of this scene indicative of its being an afterthought, thrown in as a final piece of moral filth to complete the set of rape, abortion and masturbation? Or is this point, the last 'real' scene before the supernatural deus ex machina, a carefully chosen moment of emphasis?
Moreover, are we really witnessing homosexuality or simply gushing adolescence and urge for sexual contact? We have toyed with readings in which both boys are straight, both are gay.
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