Judge — December 5, 1931 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This single-panel cartoon satirizes hypocrisy and social pretense among the wealthy. A well-dressed man sits at a table playing solitaire while apparently cheating—manipulating the cards. His pet monkey, "Kiwi," watches openly, prompting the man's indignant rebuke about gaping. The humor works on multiple levels: the master criticizes the animal for witnessing his dishonesty while engaged in that very dishonesty; he's concerned with *appearances* of propriety rather than actual honesty. The ornate, luxurious interior setting (chandelier, decorative furnishings) emphasizes that this is someone of means and social standing, making the petty cheating at a solitary card game even more ridiculous. The cartoon mocks the pretentiousness of the upper class—their obsession with maintaining a facade of respectability regardless of their actual behavior.