Life — September 15, 1921 — page 5: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This page contains two distinct elements: **Top: "Life" Lyric by Dorothy Parker** - A romantic poem about nature's interdependence, ending with the speaker's devotion to an unnamed person ("how well I get on without you"). **Bottom: Illustration and Caption** - A sketch showing two people (appears to be a man and woman) sitting outdoors with others in background, titled "Tennis Is a Good Game After All." The caption explains that Miss Jones's brothers (Tom, Dick, and Harold) persuaded a tennis champion named Mr. Chase to play doubles with them. The page appears to be a standard Life magazine feature mixing poetry with a lighthearted social illustration—likely about courtship or leisure activities among upper-class Americans. No specific political satire is evident. The humor seems gentle and domestic rather than topical.