The Devil Wears Hope and Despair is a multi-faceted drawing. There are three separate components that are distinct in style and content, but remain cohesive in the form of a dress. The top panel, covering the chest and belly, is an interior scene. In the next panel below, a black and white pattern. In an upside-down house, four women kneel to lift a resting man. Surrounding this are structured shapes and linear patterns. Other details include two stylized cats chasing a mouse, a heart with a dagger through it, and above, the title. The final panel of feathers is almost purely decorative, but remains stylistically unified to the rest of the piece with linear designs and the triadic primary color scheme. Overall, The Devil is a feminine object. Even if it is for the evening, the dress is intended to represent something that women must wear, live and experience on a daily basis. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay The title, The Devil Wears Hope and Despair, was modified from T. S. Eliot's poem "Ash Wednesday" and is an important part of the concept. It comes from the third part of the poem, as the first stanza reads: “At the first turn of the second staircase / I turned and saw below / The same shape twisted on the railing / Under the steam in the fetid air / Wrestling with the devil of scales he wears / The deceptive face / of hope and despair.” I reference this poem because it describes a struggle with faith. Faith and religion are family matters; significant for education, even in a modern, secular world, are rooted in our social history. In the Western world, Christianity tends to denigrate women, Eve for example, and limit them to submissive positions. Even as the United States makes great strides in terms of equality, there still remains the expectation that women take on a role in the home. Even if a woman works, her children and home remain her domain and responsibility. Sexism is reinforced by religion and the inferior positions assigned to women in society. The first part of the title, “The Devil,” is the Christian archetype, a woman. So, women wear “Hope and Despair”, where “Hope” is the future and “Despair” is the past and present. So the dress symbolizes the reality of a woman and everything that domestic life encompasses. The first panel of the dress depicts a living room with a sleeping dog. I used deep, one-point perspective to create the illusion of space. In the center of the background is a fireplace designed with white flames, echoing the eerie white door leaning open on the right and the white of the carpet. The simple white, red and blue carpet leads the eye to a resting greyhound, whose head is turned nervously to the right. The room follows a primary triadic color scheme. I chose these colors because they are associated with childhood, as most toys are decorated in primary colors and convey an ambiguous message. Red can express strength or aggression; blue is calm and cold; yellow is optimistic. There is no clear message in the contents. In color, there is an unease in this interior space, but it is juxtaposed with the comforting themes of hearth and home. An aggressive and saturated red is the overwhelming color that envelops the piece. Then, a white door is opened, mirroring the white of the flames in the fireplace. I highlight these two aspects of the room to compare them. Fire can provide heat, but it can also burn the house down. The doors can open and reveal a.