-shows America's association with it's puritan beginnings -> dressed simple in work clothes -> shows that hard work is at the origins of the country-shows self reliance and free enterprise -> shows farmer in overalls with pitchfork and farm house and barn in background -> **this also shows hard work -> shows the home well kept and the woman in an apron (working in house) -> shows they take pride in what they have - may not be a lot but are proud of what they do have -placed side by side in front of the house standing straight and strong and unmoving - dominating the frame -> forming barrier between home = shows their protection and pride in their home-the dad is placed overlapping the daughter = shows he is the primary provider and protector-the house behind them rises up in between them with a window at the top middle (in the center above all = ties all together) -> carpenter gothic style frontier architecture (gothic style cathedral design) -> promotes/shows their Christian faith and shows their awareness of European traditions (many Americans came from Europe to start new life)

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