Life — February 27, 1919 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "He Can't Shake Off the Habit" This satirical illustration shows a man in military uniform flanked by two women in fashionable early 20th-century dress. The caption suggests the soldier cannot abandon ingrained military behavior or mannerisms despite being in civilian contexts with women. The cartoon likely comments on soldiers returning to civilian life after military service, struggling to shed military habits and deportment. The women appear to represent domestic or social settings where such rigid military bearing would seem out of place or inappropriate. Without additional context or visible attribution, the specific historical moment (likely post-WWI era based on the art style) and the intended target remain unclear, though the satire appears to mock the difficulty of transitioning from military to civilian life.