As these oldsters admire Drummond's poetry and revel in their own memories, it becomes clear that their love of sex hasn't withered with age. It's just changed. The "wild life" man now lives off his memories; another octogenarian offers to prove to Honigmann -- first-hand -- that he still knows his way around the bedroom. Drummond's works serve as the framework for Honigmann to explore human sexuality and aging. In the end we learn that a lust for life and a life of lust go hand in hand, no matter how old we grow.