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# "The Rich Little Poor Guy" Analysis This is a short story by S. Gordon Gurwit satirizing wealthy society's pretensions. The top cartoon (drawn by Grunson D. Hea) depicts a physician informing a man that his wife has secured him a $400 tax exemption—framed as a dubious "gift" from both daughters. The story's narrative mocks affluent characters like Mrs. Jones Smith, Mrs. Rudholtz (a millionaire merchant's wife), and Miss O'Mallery, portraying them as superficial and gossipy. The accompanying illustration shows a couple in romantic tension outdoors. The satire targets the wealthy's financial anxieties, their obsession with status symbols (orchestras, fur capes, trips), and marital instability. The "poor guy" title ironically suggests that wealth brings emotional poverty—a common Judge magazine theme critiquing Gilded Age excess and moral emptiness among the elite.

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