Life — March 8, 1894 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This is a satirical cartoon titled "David Bit Him Again!" The image shows a figure wielding a sling (like the biblical David with his sling against Goliath) attacking a large figure on the left side of the frame. The caption states: "David [as] the Metropolitan Police as Goliath, will continue to hold the boards." The cartoon uses the David and Goliath biblical metaphor to comment on a conflict between the Metropolitan Police (cast as the powerful Goliath) and some smaller opposing force (cast as David). The "biting" suggests repeated, aggressive actions by the underdog against the established authority. Without additional context about the specific historical moment, the exact identity of the opposing force remains unclear, though this appears to critique police power or authority using classical religious allegory.