The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky Group at eNotes

How is the Cranes use of suspense similar with William Faulkners use of...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:10:44 PST

How is the Cranes use of suspense similar with William Faulkners use of suspense in "A Rose for Emily"?

What is the relationship between " The Bride Comes To The Yellow Sky"...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:14:31 PST

What is the relationship between " The Bride Comes To The Yellow Sky" and the economic side of the American dream?

what is the theme of creating art developing in storie "The bride comes...

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:34:59 PST

what is the theme of creating art developing in storie "The bride comes to yellow sky" and poem "The universe" "This was Poet"

What is the universal theme of this story The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky?

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:00:06 PST

What is the universal theme of this story The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky?

Crane's story includes several of the literary conventions and...

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:39:17 PST

Crane's story includes several of the literary conventions and stereotypes of the traditional Western tale. There is a small Western town, the town's sheriff, the sheriff's new bride, and the gunslinger. In his story, however, Crane takes liberties with all of these. Yellow Sky is not inhabited by tough frontier types, but is instead peopled by a fairly social group of folks who pay a lot of attention to the sheriff's personal life. The...

In "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky," how does Stephen Crane both utilize...

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:02:36 PST

In "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky," how does Stephen Crane both utilize and satirize the traits of the Western story?

How does Crane's version of marriage and relations between men and women...

Sun, 1 Mar 2009 10:20:54 PST

How does Crane's version of marriage and relations between men and women differ from the mythical version of the Wild West?

Both are "town boys" but are antipodes of each other. Potter...

Fri, 5 Dec 2008 11:48:19 PST

Both are "town boys" but are antipodes of each other. Potter is a respected sheriff who has earned his medals, so to speak, while Scratchy is the local bum who gets rowdy and even dangerous when on a drinking bout.Both of these characters have another thing in common - they are flat characters who do not evolve as the story progresses. Rather, they are humoristic stereotypes (which Crane often used in his stories). They lack depth...

In the short story "The Bride Comes To Yellow Sky" what is the...

Fri, 5 Dec 2008 08:33:02 PST

In the short story "The Bride Comes To Yellow Sky" what is the difference between Jack Potter and Scratchy Wilson?

The story is about the eastern more civilized way of life merging with...

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:05:57 PST

The story is about the eastern more civilized way of life merging with the western "cowboy" less civilized approach. Scratchy represents the western perspective in that he is still unrestrained and reckless. The fact he is wearing clothes from the East and that he is no longer part of the gang of outlaws shows not only his slow acceptance of the inevitable change but it is representative of the town's change. By including the...

What is the importance of Scratchy Wilsons clothes being made in New...

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:00:37 PST

What is the importance of Scratchy Wilsons clothes being made in New York in "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky".

This minor flat character is used for both humour and detachment. His...

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:42:06 PST

This minor flat character is used for both humour and detachment. His interruption upon the scene also precognizes an upcoming crisis as a sort of Greek chorus, Western style. It's the drum roll which builds suspense before the actual act is played out.This character also helps maintain the lighthearted tone of the story. As this personna, the reader also observes without being emotionally caught up in an eventual small town shoot-out; he is,...

What is the function of the "drummer," the traveling salesman...

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:36:03 PST

What is the function of the "drummer," the traveling salesman in Part II of "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky?"

Because we tend to remember experiences more vividly and for a longer...

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:41:07 PST

Because we tend to remember experiences more vividly and for a longer period of time than we do what we read or hear. Living through it makes it more meaningful...unless, of course, the "it" is a topic of great interest. In this case, reading, lectures, film, etc. all tend to have greater "sticking power".

Why is learning from experience sometimes more effective than through...

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:20:29 PST

Using examples from mystery of heroism, why is learning from experience sometimes more effective than through textbooks and lectures?

He is torn between his individual desires (for love, and for his new...

Thu, 3 Jan 2008 17:44:42 PST

He is torn between his individual desires (for love, and for his new bride) and the expectations of his community. It seems like a crime for him to have married her without presenting her to them for inspection.

What is the nature of the conflict Marshall Potter feels and why does he...

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:47:19 PST

What is the nature of the conflict Marshall Potter feels and why does he feel that he committed a crime in bringing home a bride to Yellow Sky?

One reason the typical western hero is rarely married is that it is a...

Mon, 5 Nov 2007 14:01:35 PST

One reason the typical western hero is rarely married is that it is a dangerous job. The west was a lawless place. Thus, it was not the kind of place a man would settle to begin a family. Also, what woman would settle down with a man who risks being murdered every single day? Because the west is often depicted as having been lawless and wild, it is ironic that Potter would choose to get married. Here is where his marriage ties into the...

explain why the heroes in western stories are rarely married and why...

Mon, 5 Nov 2007 12:56:07 PST

explain why the heroes in western stories are rarely married and why Crane's use of marriage is central to his theme

Scratchy is referring to seeing the marshal as a family or domesticated...

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 18:35:10 PST

Scratchy is referring to seeing the marshal as a family or domesticated man. In the past confrontations, he has seen the marshal as an enemy (and a very worthy one at that. The marshal, after all, is the only one who stands up to Scratchy). Once he sees him with his new bride, Scratchy is no longer able to view the marshal as just his nemesis, whose role it is to stop him. Once he sees the marshal in this new light, he simply stops...