Villains In Stephen Crane's The Bride Comes To Yellow Sky
Stephen Crane, writer of “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky”, composed a short parody of Western living style. As any reader would assume by the title, it is about a woman who was recently married moving to a town with her new husband. Crane only dedicated two pages to the newly wed couple before focusing on the main topic, an angry drunk who seeks revenge. Individuals, who are educated on informational facts on how Westerns lived, comprehend the idea of a hero versus a villain. Villains form their scheme outside of the town and visit when they are ready for a gunfight. The villain, Scratchy Wilson, lives in town and only seen as an outsider when he has drinking. Jack Potter, the marshal, confronts Wilson when he goes on his rampage, instead of hiding. “…I s’pose it’s all off now” (384), demonstrates the idea that Wilson fighting Potter was him seeking for company, but when Potter arrives to town with his wife, Wilson seems to drop every stunt pulled and walks away empty handed. THESIS!!!!!!!! “The two Mexicans at once set down their drinks and faded out of the rear entrance of the saloon” (380) shows how Scratchy Wilson’s name is well known, especially when he has been drinking. When the saloon heard the news that Wilson was drinking, everyone got up and walked away, instead of checking to see if Wilson was
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The idea that Wilson gets drunk when he is feeling lonely and wants Potter to accompany him. Wilson and Potter seem to have a relationship, like siblings. Wilson knows when he goes on his rampage Potter is the only one who pays attention. Wilson has conditioned to Potter coming to his “rescue”. Wilson “was not a student of chivalry” (384) is unfamiliar with the idea of showing affection in the proper way, but instead demonstrating it through violence and anger; if Wilson’s violence frightens men in a saloon, imagine how women of the town
The idea that Wilson gets drunk when he is feeling lonely and wants Potter to accompany him. Wilson and Potter seem to have a relationship, like siblings. Wilson knows when he goes on his rampage Potter is the only one who pays attention. Wilson has conditioned to Potter coming to his “rescue”. Wilson “was not a student of chivalry” (384) is unfamiliar with the idea of showing affection in the proper way, but instead demonstrating it through violence and anger; if Wilson’s violence frightens men in a saloon, imagine how women of the town