Story of the Picture American Gothic

After looking at American Gothic I think that the artist was trying to depict a married couple who worked as well as lived on a farm. Their faces are round seeming to symbolize calmness and humbleness. The background of the picture however seems to be very square and have sharp shapes. Which seems to interpret structure and order. The background seems organized and dependable. The top of the house is a triangle and it seems to be pointing toward the heavens. The people are dressed in black which is thought of as a mourning or sad color. However the background is very pastely. Since light colors are though of to be safer the background is safe while since the people are dressed in dark colors they must be unsafe. The people are also located front and center which seems to mean that they are the main subject of idea of this piece of work.
When I first look at this picture the first thing that catches my eye is the mans face and his eyes in particular. They look so serious and focused on something. His face kind of seems to imply that the artist was taking up his time and that he ahd better things to do. He does not look angry he just looks preoccupied. His wife on the other hand which I am assuming is his wife looks sort of sad and worried. Like she is unsure of what is going on and she doesn't know how she feels about the situation yet. She looks uncomfortable. I also noticed that the woman is placed behind the man seeming to symbolize that whatever he says go and also that she does not ahve as important of a role as he does in this piece of work. In a lot of equaler pictures men adn women are placed side by side, and if they are a close couple tyically the mans are will be around the woman. I get the feeling from the way that they are positioned that they arent a very close loving couple, or it they are that they dont do public displays of affection. There seems to be no love between them just commitments and obligations. Mabye the reason that they have such sad faces is becuase they don't experince and love...