The Second World War

"NIGHTHAWKS" 1942 EDWARD HOPPER

This painting portrays people sitting in a diner late at night. Their gloomy postures and looks on their faces depicts a sad world. Hopper started painting this after the attack on Pearl Harbor. After this attack there was widespread depression across the U.S. There is no one outside so that makes the painting depict an even greater sense of loneliness. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S felt lonely in the world and that it could trust no one.