Life — March 31, 1921 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 454 This page contains three separate pieces of humor content: 1. **"Horrible, Quite Horrible!"** - A dialogue-driven story about Mr. Dibble, whose son Horatio reads comic magazines. Mr. Dibble is horrified by the boy's interest in these publications, reflecting contemporary middle-class anxiety about comic books' supposed corrupting influence on children—a major social concern of this era. 2. **"Three Things"** and **"To Be Viewed With Alarm"** - Brief satirical verses about lynching in America, noting the alarming frequency of these incidents (83 in 1919, 61 in 1920) and criticizing newspapers and media for their complicity. 3. **Street Cries cartoon** - A traffic-scene illustration with a dancing girl's caption making a publishing/press-agent joke about the whale story. The page reflects early 20th-century middle-class morality concerns and serious social commentary on racial violence.