Life — August 31, 1922 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Cartoon Analysis The top illustration shows a child (Doris) talking to an adult woman (Aunt Grace) in a bedroom scene. Doris complains that her mother sends her to bed early, which she dislikes. The joke satirizes parental discipline and childhood resistance to bedtime—a timeless domestic scenario. Below are three short pieces: "The Deaths of Lenin" catalogues the Soviet leader's alleged deaths via various means (poisoning, starvation, suicide) during 1921-1922, satirizing anti-Soviet propaganda circulating in the West. "All Those in Favor, Say Nothing" argues for a "Silence Day"—a humorous proposal for national quiet to counter excessive talk by politicians, reformers, and society figures. "Necessities of Life" is a brief dialogue questioning whether living costs have decreased.