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What could be wrong about this useful conversion? Chances are that the reformed little devil is too enthusiastic about his domestic duties. He has just lifted the husband’s leg in order to hoover the carpet more thoroughly. This enthusiasm is out of place while the couple are trying to relax.
This kind of joke would not have appeared during most of Punch’s existence. These expectations reveal a really jaundiced view of traditional religious doctrine. Today such an approach is quite common place.
When animals are portrayed as behaving like humans, we call this anthropomorphism. Here the dog on the left appears to be following this style but in fact his interest is still that of a dog.