Life — September 23, 1920 — page 21: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon depicts an elderly woman in dark clothing sitting in a rocking chair, gazing at a portrait of a young man on the wall above her. The incomplete OCR text references "a mother who has lost her only son in the great war" and describes something as "utter nonsense." The cartoon appears to be a poignant commentary on maternal grief during World War I. The woman's solemn pose and the prominent portrait suggest themes of loss and remembrance. The accompanying text fragment seems critical—likely mocking insensitive or dismissive attitudes toward a grieving mother's suffering. Without the complete caption, the specific target of the satire remains unclear, but this appears to critique either callous public indifference to war casualties or perhaps propaganda minimizing mothers' losses.