The aim of this study is to analyse the didactic potential found in the novel Beartown (Backman, 2016) in relation to sex education as a part of literature studies in Swedish upper secondary school. Focusing on the three central terms of Swedish sex education, the study analyses the depiction of sexuality, consent, and relationships found within the novel from a gender and ideological perspective using the method of explicit and implicit ideology read as presented by an implied author. The results of the analysis show that Beartown depicts an environment that constructs and reinforces a heteronormative ideal and male-centric perspective as it relates to these terms. While the novel´s implied author is critical of said depiction and the negative consequences for the characters affected, the novel does not provide a preferred alternative to the problematic environment depicted. However, this criticism does help to provide a promising foundation for discussing sex education and sexuality, consent, and relationships within a classroom context.