Life — April 20, 1922 — page 19: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a satirical cartoon depicting what appears to be a den or cage scene with multiple animal figures (possibly lions or similar beasts) alongside human figures labeled with social issues: "Unemployment," "Danger," "Dull Care," and "Gloom Converge." The dialogue fragment "they eatin' yer, Gamaliel?" suggests someone named Gamaliel is being consumed or threatened by these problems. The imagery satirizes how economic hardship and social anxieties "devour" or overwhelm individuals during difficult times—likely referencing the Great Depression era based on the prominence of unemployment and the visual style. The cartoon uses the metaphor of dangerous predators to represent abstract social problems threatening ordinary people.