Life — May 1, 1919 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This page contains a single satirical illustration, rotated 90 degrees. The caption reads: "Then went the death coil of the man and entered into the swine.—Luke xi, 33." The cartoon depicts a demonic or devilish figure (shown with wings and dark features) descending toward a group of pigs below. The biblical reference is to the Gospel account of Jesus casting demons out of a possessed man, sending them into a herd of swine. The satire appears to target a contemporary political figure or group by comparing them to demons being cast into animals—suggesting they are demonic, base, or bestial. However, **without clearer identification of the specific figure caricatured or the date of publication, I cannot definitively identify the intended target or historical context** this cartoon references.