Life — December 29, 1927 — page 7: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Life Magazine Page 5 Analysis This satirical page combines topical commentary with humor: **Top left**: "Yea-a-a, Lindbergh!"—references Charles Lindbergh's 1927 transatlantic flight, shown being celebrated by crowds. The caption "Blah, They'll soon forget him! He's only a hero!" mocks public fickleness. **Top right**: "The American Grasping Before the Taj Mahal" satirizes American tourists as greedy and unsophisticated abroad. **Middle left**: A salesman pitching his "baby" idea—satirizing aggressive American salesmanship culture. **Middle right**: "An All-American Eleven"—bottles of liquor labeled with American names, mocking Prohibition-era bootlegging and American drinking culture. **Bottom cartoons**: Domestic scenes satirizing contemporary American life—prayer's efficacy and automotive gasoline concerns. The page collectively critiques American materialism, tourism, sales culture, and Prohibition through humor.