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With the incorporation of humor, Kaplan presents how coping mechanisms are employed in the context of health, particularly the health status of elderly people.

Keppler uses an elderly figure to convey the lack of efficacy of a political agenda and suggests an argument about gender dynamics.

Sweerts qualifies the subject of the image as melancholy in the title in a portrayal of the elderly as dejected, crestfallen, and dispirited.

Nankivell challenges the correlation between old age and compromised physical and cognitive abilities with the depiction of Henry G. Davis as a political candidate, running both physically and in the vice presidential race.

Vico and Salviati capture the physical process of aging as well as how its manifestation influences self-perception and external perception.

Webster inspires ideas about reflectiveness in old age, portraying it in a dismal light through the symbolism of artistic elements.

Crane displays two polar reactions to the use of the word "old," communicating a message about the perceptions of the connotation of the term.

Asay conveys ideas about intergenerational relationships, the notion of greed and how it shapes the way elderly family members are viewed even in the intrafamilial framework, as well as the desire to live and remain in the familiar.

Glackens makes a commentary on how readily those of old age advocate for or oppose reform policies.

Gallaway presents a commentary on the long-term reliability of rural life and agriculture in a growing industrial world as well as how the elderly fit into this landscape.