What do you mean? It certainly does. It’s an inversion of the Henry James model where a naive American goes to Europe and is confounded by their mores. It’s also not remotely pornographic. There is no actual sexual content.
I really don’t give a damn about whether it is allegory or not (and I don’t care if I lose the argument). It is pedophilia no matter whether it is pornographic or not. Ask your wife or daughter to read it and then ask them their opinion of it. Sorry if I sound harsh, I am not trying to pick a fight with anybody.