Judge, 1925-05-30 · page 3 of 36
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# Analysis of "Judge" Cartoon: "Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness" This page satirizes American excess and self-indulgence through the figure of "Judge"—likely representing an authority or moral arbiter. The poem mocks wealthy leisure activities: shutting eyes to social problems, visiting Paris, avoiding work (brown ale in October), and indulging in games and entertainment. The accompanying cartoon depicts a skeletal "Judge" figure pulling a rope attached to a group of well-dressed people in a boat, captioned "Give up!" The satire criticizes how the privileged class ignores social responsibility while pursuing pleasure, with the "Judge" representing either divine judgment or social conscience demanding accountability. The cartoon suggests America's founding ideals are being corrupted by materialism and moral indifference.
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“LIFE LIBERTY JUDGE AND THE PURSUIT OF (With Obeisances to Kipling) iG you can shut your eyes when all about you Trim and shapely ankles can be seen. If you don’t full for some Dumb Dora’s pout, you Need an operation on your bean. If you prefer such harmless fol-de- rollies As playing games of croquet in the sun Instead of front row seats at Zicg- feld’s Follies, You're good, but hell, you don't have any fun! “Gire up?” If you can go to Paris and stay sober; If you can keep the mamselles off your lap; If you can shun the brown ale in October, Candidly, my boy, you are a sap! Tf you can stay aloof from red hot mammas; If you can save your dough and calmly scrimp— Yours, my boy, the well-known cat's pyjamas, And—which is more—my son, you are a simp! Arthur L. Lippmann HAPPINESS" comicbooks.com