Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks painting

For this essay you will analyze Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks painting [above]. Your purpose is to show what the painting’s meaning is and how and why it develops this meaning.
You should be moving your thinking beyond the obvious, not necessarily to conclusions no one else has ever considered, but at least to conclusions that many people do not consider upon first glance of the painting.
Your final product should include brief summary of the painting, an analysis of the parts of the painting that create meaning [colors, focus, social contexts, arrangement, subject matter], and ultimately how these things combine to show the meaning you state in your thesis.
Requirements:
750 words minimum, 1000 maximum
MLA formatting
Clear focus, development, and support
Avoids 5-paragraph theme