bride comes to Yellow Sky
MyAnh Nguyen Essay 1: Crane’s story: “The Bride Comes To Yellow Sky” Crane’s story “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky” is packed with actions but does not belong to thriller type suspense. ... The bride is neither pretty nor young, the bridegroom behaves as if he’s wealthy. Both of them are on a journey from the bride’s hometown to the bridegroom’s hometown right after their marriage. ... We see the marriage even in the title (the Bride …). The first part is filled with marriage-related events: the behavior of the newly wed couple, the concern of the groom about what would be the reaction of the community of Yellow Sky once they learn about the marriage, how to avoid unwanted problems that stem from the marriage. ... In his home town Yellow Sky, although Jack is not a VIP, he is a well known public figure. ... The news that he is out of town is spreading widely everyone in Yellow Sky. Since his activities draw so much attention of Yellow Sky residents, Jack feels that he should have consulted with his friends in Yellow Sky about the marriage. As the train gets closer and closer to his home town, Jack feels more worried, kind of guilty, something like he has “betrayed” his friends in Yellow Sky. ... So, it would not be appropriate for a bridegroom to carry a gun as that may scare the bride. ... His early days of childhood suddenly flashed back to him when he saw the bride and learnt about the marriage.