"The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky"

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This paper takes a look at Stephen Crane's short story, "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky". According to the paper, Crane uses character, setting and the plot structure to develop the theme of the collision of east and west.

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"Further evidence is supplied by Wilson's actions when he shoots at the innocent dog and door of the bar. Yet, Wilson finds no relief from his western angst and is forced to seek the only man who will fight him, Jack Potter, at his home. As Potter and his wife rush "sheepishly and shamefacedly" to their home, they are unexpectedly confronted by Wilson and his gun. The climax occurs when the two story lines merge in front of Potter's home. Uncharacteristically, Potter does not have a gun and must confess this to Wilson. As Potter is making this statement, his mind travels back to the beauty of the train, "the glory of the marriage, the environment of the new estate" (976). The collision of east and west has occurred in this passage. Potter does not have a gun because he has taken on the vestiges of the new world. Potter is not completely progressive himself, but he has played the part and been adopted into civilization, hence, becoming a dynamic character."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Crane, Stephen. "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky". The American Tradition in
• Literature Volume 2. Ed. Sculley Bradley. New York: W.W. Norton and Co., 1967

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