Thanks all of you!! Such great comments!!
Ineedcrayons, may I quote you:
Lureen was ahead of her time in many ways, but in 1967 having a baby out of wedlock was still pretty scandalous. I don't think either Lureen or her dad would have been comfortable with that.
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Ineedcrayons, may I be in complete agreement with you. Maybe you know and some of you do too, that I think that Lureen was a lesbian, at least bisexual!! Welcome to see my thread on that, you and all are!!
As to wedlock, even if her father and mother would have accepted that, Lureen is like her dad and mom, descent so to raise that child to be in a safe way: safe being that no such scandal could exist not only for themselves who are accepted in society, but for that big money bussiness; they are all 3 high class or somewhat, at least wealthy to a certain extent; her dad loving money and comfort like TV, big machines to sell so expensively, and their daughter likes that money and business too, - she is raised that way as well!! Lureen is their ONLY child!! For that??
I see: Lureen was indeed pregnant before she meets Jack and so grabs him and holds on...to him for many wondrous reasons. I applaud her!
I used to live in a city where one of my brother's lived, in front a of huge mansion which had only wedlock girls... far, far away from their parents's homes, since they had to be protected in many ways. One such girl was young and she visited my brother and his wive often; wild she was... if I may say that expression. She gave the child away! WE all love that child now grown up... and married and with two lovable children like their parents!! Qu'est-ce sera, sera, then and with some now; now such youth, some, keep their child, and so that buiding is gone!!
What will be, will be; life is coloured.
Lureen would not have given that child?
Hugs!!