Life, 1900-08-09 · page 5 of 20
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# Analysis This page from *Life* magazine (page 105) depicts a romantic scene at the seaside titled "That Summer Feeling." Two figures stand together on rocks overlooking waves, with dialogue below: The man expresses worry about future infidelity ("ARE YOU SURE YOU WILL NEVER LOVE ANYONE ELSE?"). The woman responds dismissively ("YOU WOULDN'T WANT ME TO BE LIKE THAT!"). The final quote—"WHY NOT?" followed by "WHY, IT'S THE FEELING THAT I MIGHT FALL IN LOVE WITH ANOTHER MAN AT ANY TIME, THAT MAKES ME LOVE YOU ALL THE MORE"—satirizes modern romantic attitudes of the era (likely early 20th century). The joke critiques changing social values regarding fidelity and female independence, presenting a woman's potential unfaithfulness as paradoxically strengthening her current romantic bond. It mocks both modernist attitudes and masculine insecurity.
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THAT SUMMER FEELING, He? ane YOU SURE YOU WILL NEVER LOVE ANYONE ELE? YOU WOULDN'T WANT ME TO BE LIKE THAT! uy Not?" “WHY, IT'S THE PEELING THAT I MIGHT FALL IN LOVE WITH ANOTHER MAN AT ANY TIME, THAT MAKES ME LOVE YOU ALL THE MORE.”