"The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" concerns the efforts of a town marshal bringing his new bride to the "frontier" town of Yellow Sky Texas‚ at a time when the Old West is being slowly but inevitably civilized. At the climax of the story‚ the stereotypical and seemingly inevitable gunfight‚ a staple feature of Westerns‚ is averted‚ and the reader senses that all such gunplay is a thing of the past‚ that in fact Crane is describing the "end of an era." Crane’s four-part story concerns man’s interaction
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The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky Stephen Crane took a unique approach to storytelling when he wrote “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky”. He did not just focus on the hero alone; he also talked about the bride and included her in the title to advertise her importance in the story. The symbolism in this story makes it more interesting. The role that each character in a story plays is very important‚ though each character’s idea of their own part may not be the identical as other characters’. For example
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The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky Author – Stephen Crane (1871-1900) Novelist Short story writer Poet Journalist Began to write stories at the age of 8 Take regular lesson in School at 9 years-old completing 2 grades in 6 weeks Died in Germany‚ age of 28 Became famous after the published of The Red Badge of Courage (1895) Born in Newark‚ New Jersey‚ the U.S.A In 1880‚ with the death of his father‚ his mother moved her family to Asbury Park Began his
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short story “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky‚” written by Stephen Crane reflects on issues surrounding the eighteen centuries in the east and west of Texas. Crane reveals historical pieces by describing the area and surrounding of the east‚ which seems undeveloped and not so modernizes. During the eighteen centuries there were conflicts between the east and west resulting in different cultural and social matters because of Jack’s hesitation about bringing his new bride to Yellow Sky. There is also a
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end of the American Frontier in The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky. It is a colorful story about a marshal‚ his new bride and an aging gunman. The end of the American Frontier is symbolized in the story with the advancement of the railroad system‚ the changes in Marshal Jack Potter‚ and the changes seen in gunman Scratchy Wilson. These points are expanded upon in the following paragraphs. The railway system coming from the east to the west and through Yellow Sky was symbolic. The new trains brought
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Analysis of The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky Set on the Texas frontier‚ “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky” is a short story in which the setting plays a major role in symbolizing the changes in western civilization‚ as the East flows into the old West. The theme of the story is that change is inevitable whether one likes it or not it is going to eventually happen. This story uses symbolism to put images in our minds of the old West and the new West as well as how the characters are portrayed throughout
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Changing Of The West. "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky‚” by Stephen Crane. Is a story that shows that advancement of the West from old to the New through civilization and improvement‚ this is shown through two character Jack Potter‚ the sheriff and Scratchy Wilson‚ the troublemaker. The sheriff who does something that is not very usual in the old west which is getting marry and the troublemaker who is shooting up the town but also have on modern clothes from the east. The author Stephen Crane did
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1002 May 30‚ 2009 Two works of Literature‚ “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky”‚ the short story‚ and “The Westerner”‚ the film‚ try to convey the civilization of the old west‚ which allows for settlement and development of traditional American values‚ which are associated with honest and hard working people in the West Texas frontier. Although‚ one of these works does a better job of conveying overall theme. Between “The Bride comes to Yellow Sky” and “The Westerner”‚ I would say that “The Westerner
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Many of Stephen Crane’s stories reflect much of Mark Twain’s approach to Western stories. “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky” depicts a East invasion of the West through small role changes in a small western town. The power of the Old West is giving way to the domesticating power of the East. Crane supports this through the description of events that unfold on the train‚ the couples actions after getting off the train‚ and the uneventful showdown at the end. The biggest indicator would be how Crane
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Stephen Crane’s short story "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" is considered by many to be a masterpiece. One writer even called it "the greatest story ever written." One of the reasons the story is so good is that Crane uses humor to make some serious points about people in general and the Old West in particular. In the first part of the story‚ Crane portrays Jack Potter and his new wife as humorous characters. Not only are they awkward with each other‚ but they are also completely out of place in
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