![]() ![]() He and his friends do attend Woodstock, but instead of being the beginning of a carefree, happy lifestyle, it is the end of summer, end of Lucas' irresponsibility, and the beginning of the end of an entire era. Lucas' cousin Barry, who is 4-F due to mental health issues, hangs out with a woman named Tinsely who is whole heartedly embracing the Free Love mentality of the era, and who is happy to share these experiences with Lucas, although he is somewhat conflicted about her philosophy in a very middle class, bourgeoise way. A friend from work, Chris, who dropped out of school at 16, is fighting in Vietnam, and his letters worry Lucas. ![]() ![]() Lucas does a lot of drugs, smoking marijuana daily and taking LSD when offered, although he wisely draws the line at heroin. ![]() He has a developmentally delayed younger brother, Alan, for whom he has to care his mother gave up her career as a reporter years ago and seems perpetually depressed and his father is controlling and distant, preferring to spend his time playing tennis at the club or seeing other women on the side than spending it with his family. He's doing some work for one of his father's businesses, but otherwise just hanging out with his friends Milton and Arno and his cousin Barry. Lucas' summer is ruined when his girlfriend Robin decides to be a camp counselor some distance from their Long Island home. ![]()
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