ipl-logo

The Bride Comes To Yellow Sky Analysis

844 Words4 Pages

“The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky” by Stephen Crane is a short story about Jack Potter, the town marshal, who finds a bride in San Antonio and is very nervous to bring her back to his hometown of Yellow Sky. Along the way, Potter runs into a minor issue with the antagonist of the story, Scratchy Wilson, though it is not long before the issue is resolved. Readers may find that they do not enjoy the story due to the awkwardness between Potter and his bride, the use of over describing the minor details, the lack of action involved, and the overall character of Scratchy Wilson. The first reason the story is dislikable is due to the awkwardness of the main characters. When Potter and his newly wed bride are on the train, they put out an awkward feeling almost as if they do not know each other very well. Potter is overly concerned with what the people of Yellow Sky are going to think about his decision of marry this woman on short notice and that seems to create some sort of tension. It is noticeable that the couple appears to be happy with each other, but the tension causes their conversations to be a little forced, like they are just making small talk to pass the time. When they finally arrive to …show more content…

He is the town drunk that none of the other characters in the story appear to care for. He is constantly prowling around for trouble anytime that he gets drunk. “He’s out to shoot, and he’s out for trouble.” (304). The only person who is able and willing to put him in his place is Potter, who will go out and fight the trouble causer anytime Scratchy is on one of his rampages. It seems that Scratchy is able to get away with just about anything in this town. The people of Yellow Sky are so used to his drama, they just see it is as a normal occurrence. His character does not seem to have very much importance to the story other than his encounter with Mr. and Mrs.

Show More
Related

  • Analysis Of How To Read Literature Like A Professor By Thomas Foster

    1702 Words  | 7 Pages

    1. In the chapter “The Test Case” in How to Read Literature like a Professor by Thomas Foster, Foster presents several different interpretations of the story “The Garden Party”. Foster then shows the readers interpretations of the short story that his college students have articulated. Foster’s interpretation, however, goes much deeper.

    Read More

  • Jack And Lord Of The Flies Comparison Essay

    1129 Words  | 5 Pages

    Piggy gets upset with Jack, and Jack breaks one of Piggy’s glasses. After this Jack and his hunter cruel starts acting like savages, and do not care about the rules. One night when Sam and Eric are on watch they see something fall down from the sky, they think its some kind of beast. When Jack and Ralph go find out what it is they think it is some kind of monkey. But it is a dead parachutist, they do not know that.

    Read More

  • Summary Of 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?'

    1595 Words  | 7 Pages

    " Short Story Criticism, edited by Joseph Palmisano, vol. 70, Gale, 2004. undefined, undefined. Originally published in The Explicator, vol. 57, no. 3, Spring 1999, pp. 179-181. Wegs, Joyce M."”Don’t

    Read More

  • Black Veil Brides Research Paper

    628 Words  | 3 Pages

    How many times do you think singers or other band members of a band get injured on stage? The singer of Black Veil Brides (a.k.a. BVB) has injured himself on accident many time on stage performing. He’s broken multiple bones and even knocked himself out. The other members have had their own accidents. Accidents that have happened in the band Black Veil Brides are very interesting because there have been many.

    Read More

  • Lord Of The Flies Eulogy

    473 Words  | 2 Pages

    All he wanted was violence and more violence. Piggy and him, they didn’t get along. When the island split due to general disagreements, Piggy stayed with me. Jack was insistent on taking Piggy’s specs to build fire for their side of the island. We tried to stop them, but to no avail.

    Read More

  • What Is The Symbolism In The Minister's Black Veil

    1113 Words  | 5 Pages

    At the wedding, it’s a joyous occasion that is quickly thrown off as it is delivered by Hooper. The townspeople are in hopes that he will cast away the veil and join them in that momentous occasion but are deterred from this mentality as Hooper provides an atmosphere of seriousness and

    Read More

  • Microcosm In Lord Of The Flies

    664 Words  | 3 Pages

    He spies on Jack and the rest of the boys, and gathers information. He finds that he is going to be hunted. Ralph is forced to hide underneath the boulder that crushed Piggy, Jack tries to find where Ralph is hiding by torturing Samneric, but in the end, sets the forest on fire, forcing Ralph to leave his hiding spot. He runs through the forest, past Simon’s clearing, and onto the beach, finding a bush to hide under, trying his best to stay hidden as he sees feet walk past him. He is spotted and runs across the beach for his life.

    Read More

  • Good Country People Character Analysis Essay

    728 Words  | 3 Pages

    In Flannery O’Connor’s short story “Good Country People” the protangonist, Joy, had mutual characteristics with each of the characters. Her and Mrs. Hopewell were both naïve to Manely Pointer’s true personality. Joy and Mrs. Freeman were both very serious people. Last her and Manely Pointer are both illusive, but for different reasons. Joy, or Hulga’s, point of view is third person limited, the reader can see what Joy is thinking and feeling, but only at certain points in the story.

    Read More

  • Power Corrupt In Lord Of The Flies

    1511 Words  | 7 Pages

    Piggy is fat, brilliant, lacking in social graces, and wears glasses, in other words the outsider on this island. Due to Piggy being such an foreigner, Jack feels that he is above Piggy, and feels better when he causes Piggy pain and sorrow. For example, “‘You’re talking too much,’ said Jack Merridew. ‘Shut up Fatty,’” (21). In this scene you can see power in Piggy’s lack thereof.

    Read More

  • Somewhere Over The Rainbow Analysis

    399 Words  | 2 Pages

    “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” has been performed by many inspirational instrumentalists, and singers, who have added their own personal touch to the classic. Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s version of “Somewhere over the Rainbow,” can be compared and contrasted with Art Tatum and Judy Garland’s version in many ways. This short essay will include how each artist used elements of music differently, including texture, timbre, melody, harmony, and rhythm. First, the timbre of Garland’s voice is soft and sweet with a lot of vibrato.

    Read More

  • Owen Meany Wedding Scene Analysis

    1058 Words  | 5 Pages

    Tabitha Wheelwright does not have a normal life. When she has a wedding where strange things occur, this is not shocking. In A Prayer for Owen Meany, the author John Irving uses many literary elements to create a sense of mystery and plot twists to tell an astounding story of the character Owen Meany. The wedding scene in the novel involves many important characters, eerie symbols, and foreshadowing. The wedding scene gathers many characters that make monumental impacts throughout the book.

    Read More

  • Black Veil Brides: Album Analysis

    237 Words  | 1 Pages

    The Black Veil Brides is a band that falls into the categories of Glam metal, Heavy metal, Hard Rock, Gothic Metal, and Metalcore. So I choose my design because, I thought that the design went with the theme and the layout of the album and also just the band in general. This is the first album the Black Veil Brides have released since 2014, when they released their album called Black Veil Brides. The Black Veil Brides released their first album in 2007 a year after the band was started. The first album/song I ever listended to was Sweet Blasphemy in the album We Stitch These Wounds.

    Read More

  • Analyzing Allen In The Short Story 'Pancakes' By Joan Bauer

    310 Words  | 2 Pages

    Throughout the short story “Pancakes” the author, Joan Bauer, uses a variety of literary devices to characterize Allen as ignorant yet compassionate. The author accomplishes this through foil, simile, and situational irony. The two contradicting personalities of Jill and Allen create a foil which allows the reader to understand that Jill is everything that Allen is not which is most likely the reason they separated. In the short story, Jill is directly characterized as a perfectionist “‘ rabid perfectionism,”’(Bauer 210) in contrast, Allen is characterized as lazy due to the foil in the story. The foil between the ex-lovers creates tension and suspense throughout the story.

    Read More

  • Democracy In Lord Of The Flies Essay

    684 Words  | 3 Pages

    Jack uses the boy’s animalistic need to kill, and shapes it into a fear driven mob. Eventually Jack’s leadership eventually achieves what Ralph and Piggy had attempted to do since the start of the book. Get Rescued. “We saw your smoke. What have you been doing?

    Read More

  • Analysis Of Behind The Beautiful Forevers

    1779 Words  | 8 Pages

    In order to raise awareness of the staggering injustices, oppression and mass poverty that plague many Indian informal settlements (referred to as slum), Katherine Boo’s novel, Behind the Beautiful Forevers, unveils stories of typical life in a Mumbai slum. There are discussions on topics surrounding gender relations, environmental issues, corruption, religion, and class hierarchies, as well as demonstrating India’s level of socioeconomic development. Encompassing this, the following paper will argue that Boo’s novel successfully depicts the mass social inequality within India. With Indian cities amongst the fastest growing economies in South East Asia, it is difficult to see evidence of this in the individual well-being of the vast majority of the nation. With high unemployment rates, the expansion of informal settlements and the neglect of basic human rights, one of India’s megacities, Mumbai, is a good representation of these social divisions.

    Read More

More about The Bride Comes To Yellow Sky Analysis

Open Document