My thesis is John Stone’s poem was a satire of the American Gothic painting because of the difference in culture, and the symbolic of the painting. My resources are 1- Symbolism of the Pitchfork in Grant Wood’s American Gothic, is an article that gives a clear analysis of the painting and this website is a well-knowing magazine that analysis paintings from a non-biased prospective. This will help me in understanding some of the symbols of the American Gothic Painting. https://www.artdependence.com/articles/symbolism-of-the-pitchfork-in-grant-wood-samerican-gothic/ 2- A Setback: In Memory of John Stone, 1936-2008, this article provides a well preview of John Stone’s life and that will help me in understanding the background of the poet, the article was written by a credible source which is John Hopkin’s university Montgomery, Kathryn. "A Setback: In Memory of John Stone, 1936-2008." Literature and Medicine 27.2 (2008): 119-23. ProQuest. Web. 31 May 2020. 3- The Poetics and Politics of the American Gothic is a book that analyze the painting and its background, culture, and history perspectives. This will help me to support that the poem was a satire and understand the reasons for that. Monnet, Agnieszka Soltysik. The Poetics and Politics of the American Gothic: Gender and Slavery in Nineteenth-Century American Literature. Taylor & Francis, 2017. ...