Life — November 18, 1915 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Life Magazine Page 941 Analysis This page contains several WWI-era satirical pieces. The main cartoon "Man and the Lower Animals" depicts a soldier sheltering against a tree during combat, contrasting human and animal behavior in war. Below, "To Make Us Kinder" argues Germans shouldn't be demonized despite the war, citing a German essay suggesting mutual understanding. The piece "General Moritz Ferdinand Von Bissing" references the German governor-general of occupied Belgium, notorious for executing Belgian civilians including Edith Cavell (a British nurse shot in 1915). The satire notes his name is now "secure"—history will remember him infamously. "The Ghetto" and "Unsung Heroes" appear to be additional satirical sections. The page reflects 1915-1916 attitudes toward Germany and WWI conduct.