Life — June 6, 1918 — page 7: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of "The Comfort" Page This page contains a poem titled "The Comfort" alongside a whimsical illustration and a serious wartime illustration. **The cartoon at top** shows insects (a wasp, bees, and what appears to be a cow or similar creature) gathered around flowers. This appears to be a humorous, non-political illustration, likely decorative. **The main illustration below** depicts a woman in a long coat standing by a stream, with what appears to be a dog. The caption reads "SUBMARINE MANEUVERS ARE SIGHTED BY THE ENEMY." **The poem** references WWI themes: homesickness, lost comrades ("Rover"), trenches, and emotional comfort from a dog's companionship during wartime suffering. The illustration suggests how pastoral, domestic scenes provided psychological comfort to soldiers enduring the trauma and loneliness of combat, contrasting peaceful nature against the war's brutality.