The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan
Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan, The,novel by James T. Farrell, published in 1934. The second part of his Studs Lonigan trilogy, it follows Young Lonigan and precedes Judgment Day.
Continuing his naturalistic study of the experiences of a Chicago youth, the author follows young Lonigan from the end of his schooling, during World War I, to a New Year's Eve celebration of a decade later. Studs tries to join the army but fails because of his youth; attempts a holdup; goes to work with his father as a house painter; helps his gang to torture a black child during race riots; plays football in a rough game that ends in a gang fight; frequently becomes drunk; learns to dance; joins the YMCA but gives it up because the “joint looks phony”; has various experiences with girls, including his early sweetheart Lucy, who rejects him after he contracts a venereal disease from a “pickup”; is impressed by the dedication ceremonies of a new church and is...
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