Life — April 13, 1922 — page 5: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This page features a poem titled "Rondeau Redoublé" by Dorothy Parker, expressing melancholy over a lost love. The accompanying illustration by F. R. Shaver depicts a chaotic scene of people in a horse-drawn carriage fleeing hastily across grassland. The cartoon's caption reads: "Keep them mustangs on the jump, pard, an' we'll make our getaway—another redskin has bit the dust." This reflects early 20th-century Wild West stereotypes, depicting a dramatic escape scene. The illustration appears designed to humorously contrast with Parker's romantic poem about heartbreak—juxtaposing sentimental verse with comedic action imagery typical of Life magazine's satirical approach to pairing art with literature.