Yes! The illustrations are by Garth Williams, who also illustrated Charlotte's Web and the Little House books. A truly illustrious career!
You have basically as much information about Lutes's son as I do, although I believe from context that he means sex with prostitutes. It just struck me as a sign that The Times They Are A-Changin' that Lutes reports "sex! disgusting!" as the reaction of any normal, healthy American boy, whereas I'm pretty sure any normal healthy American boy nowadays would probably hedge this around with caveats that he is, of course, like any manly man, all about sex! Woot woot sex! Sex for days! Only not sex with the prostitutes because (1) well, you know, syphilis, Mom, and (2) he is saving himself for his true love.
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Date: 2022-04-06 06:09 pm (UTC)You have basically as much information about Lutes's son as I do, although I believe from context that he means sex with prostitutes. It just struck me as a sign that The Times They Are A-Changin' that Lutes reports "sex! disgusting!" as the reaction of any normal, healthy American boy, whereas I'm pretty sure any normal healthy American boy nowadays would probably hedge this around with caveats that he is, of course, like any manly man, all about sex! Woot woot sex! Sex for days! Only not sex with the prostitutes because (1) well, you know, syphilis, Mom, and (2) he is saving himself for his true love.