Judge — August 19, 1922 — page 2: what you’re looking at

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# "Reflections of a Bachelor" - Wall Street Plunger Analysis This satirical cartoon depicts "A Wall Street Plunger and His Light Six" - a mockery of a wealthy stock market speculator and his six female companions. The image shows seven figures in swimwear holding a rope chain while appearing to jump or dance together at a beach. The satire targets the excesses of 1920s Wall Street wealth and the lifestyle of speculators who made rapid fortunes during the era's bull market. The "light six" likely references both the women accompanying him and possibly a car model of the period. The cartoon criticizes how such wealth enabled frivolous, ostentatious leisure activities and romantic escapades, suggesting the moral questionability of fortune-making through stock speculation during this era of economic excess.