In this work, Hopper isolates the dramatic lighthouse against an open expanse of blue sky. The painting is in bright sunlight offset by dark shadows. Standing proudly upright and seen from below, the lighthouse at Two Lights seems to symbolize a resolute resistance, even refusal, to submit to change or nature. Symbolic of this period is the age industrialization and how some found it difficult to adapt to the new way of life of that period. The medium used to create painting is oil on canvas. The painter uses a two point perspective. Drawn to the buildings’ geometric forms and the patterns of sunlight and shadow they created, the artist produced a picture, using the realistic stylistic terminology, which evokes an emotional response to the