This question has two parts. first, answer part a. then, answer part b. part a what is a central idea of this passage? american gothic represents grant wood's version of life in medieval times. american gothic is a cartoon-like joke. american gothic represents grand wood's personal view of midwesterners. american gothic is a political statement. question 2 part b select the one sentence that reveals the most about the central idea in part a. “some of these take-offs are simply created to make people smile.” “if his intention had been to mock and embarrass the people of the midwest, then he would have also been mocking his own family and himself.” “the irony is that the original painting itself may have been making more of a comment on society than many observers realize.” “gothic design is usually associated with a much more elaborate style of architecture than was ordinarily found in small midwestern towns of the 1930s.” “american gothic is one of the most mimicked of all american paintings.”