Life, 1922-06-01 · page 5 of 34
Life — June 1, 1922 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This is a reflective poem by M.C.L. about personal growth and self-perception. The narrator—apparently a woman—wonders how her childhood self would regard her as an adult. The illustrations depict a young girl's fantasies (top panel shows cherubs and whimsical scenes) contrasted with an adult woman at a mirror (bottom panel), suggesting the gap between youthful dreams and adult reality. The poem's central irony: the narrator once envied women with certain fashionable attributes (long curls, long skirts), but now possesses those very qualities as an adult ("the girl You love—which now is Me!"). Rather than political satire, this appears to be sentimental social commentary on how women's desires and self-image evolve from childhood to adulthood, typical of *Life* magazine's lighter literary content.
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<p wie 4 anak a, Ay : y "Eh ores LF, bY as 3 ‘eet > Pd . 2 aes eS > any <= ay er. . er ° I Wonder How She Would Like Me? WONDER how she would like me, The little girl I used to be? She'd find her curls had grown out straight, The tangled curls she used to hate. And now they’re bobbed in just the way She used to wish they'd be some day. The skirts she planned to touch the ground In sweeping ruffles all around, Now barely come below the knee... I wonder how she would like me? But if she saw You strong and tall, I’m sure she wouldn't mind at all Being the Me that I am now, I think she’d-even wonder how She’d been so lucky to find You And Love and all her dreams come true. She ought to be quite proud to be The girl You love—which es now is Me! M. C. L. comicbooks.com