Judge, 1919-11-22 · page 3 of 36
Judge — November 22, 1919 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Cartoon (November 22, 1919) This cartoon by Oliver Herford depicts a bird—likely a duck or similar waterfowl—confronting what appears to be a young soldier or hunter with a rifle. The caption reads: "The good to eat die young! The paths of glory lead but to the grave!" The satire appears to reference World War I, which ended just days before this publication (November 11, 1919). The cartoon criticizes the sacrifice of young soldiers, juxtaposing the predatory relationship between hunter and hunted with the loss of youth in warfare. The quote invokes both mortality and the famous line from Thomas Gray's poem "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard," suggesting that glory and honor are hollow consolations for death. The cartoon condemns the waste of young lives in military conflict.
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Ocessiiy2 VOLUME 77 J D E NUMBER 1988 $5.00 a Year U 10 Cents a Copy “THE HAPPY MEDIUM" Entered as second: + , a ,, Published cealy by Leslie-Judge Company New York. Novemper 22, 1919 mus Whiten fos — Drawn by Otiven Herron “The good to eat die young! The paths of glory lead but to the gravy!"