Life — February 8, 1923 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This page contains three distinct pieces: 1. **"My Husband Says"** - A humorous domestic column where a wife complains about her husband's complaints regarding her treatment of pets (particularly a cat with fleas). The husband's criticisms are portrayed as petty and hypocritical. 2. **"A Diagnosis"** - A pessimistic poem listing various states of depression and malaise (inability to do, laugh, cry, etc.), attributed to "J.P.S." This appears to be satirical commentary on depression or existential ennui. 3. **Bottom cartoon** - Shows children building a snowman. A boy (Jack) asks why he should love his mother more than his aunt, with the girl (Jill) responding that blood relation alone should determine affection—satirizing the arbitrary nature of familial duty. All three pieces gently mock human behavior and social conventions through domestic situations.