Life — May 2, 1930 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Bringing Up Father" - Life Magazine Cartoon This page features a **comic strip satirizing wealth and class pretension**. The scenario depicts a jury trial where Mr. Fletcher, a wealthy man, is being prosecuted for cruelty and "Inconstiderate Treatment" toward his father. The satire targets **nouveau riche hypocrisy**: Fletcher's children accuse him of denying their father adequate summer housing in France despite spending $2,600 on a new suit for himself. His defense—that he only pays one dollar for his father's lunches—exposes the absurdity of his misplaced priorities. The verdict declares Fletcher guilty, forcing him to pay plaintiff costs. His wife's final plea to "hand over my check at once!" suggests **marital financial control**, adding another layer of domestic comedy to the critique of selfish wealth management.