Life — October 16, 1919 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page This page presents post-WWI reflections and social commentary. The top poem "We" celebrates soldiers returning from France, emphasizing their newfound appreciation for life after experiencing death in combat. The lower cartoon satirizes college men's postwar prospects. It mocks how an "Ex-Professor" struggles to find his niche despite education, while his "Fiancée" complains the business world demands thousands in additional salary beyond his teaching pay. His "Roommate" notes General Pershing won the war—implying military figures, not educated civilians, gained prestige and advantage. The bottom illustration shows chaotic domestic life, captioned as demonstrating the difference between "calling upon an only daughter" versus "calling upon one of eight"—satirizing how men court differently based on family size.