the bride comes to yellow sky
...pon him to take his wife back to his unsuspecting hometown and reveal the purpose of his absence. Throughout this story you develop a feel for how marriage has forced Potter out of his normal routine and changed the perception of everyone else around him, particularly the antagonist, Scratchy Wilson, and his entire view of reality. From the beginning of the story there is a sense that marriage has become an external force on Jack Potter’s life. In his hometown of Yellow Sky, Marshall Jack Potter is a proud, well-respected and powerful man, somewhat of a leader to the people. Seeming to be out of his element on the train headed towards home you get the sense that something about this man has changed. Whether it’s his new clothing, new wife, or just the way he is presenting himself the sense of discomfort is portrayed. Not to conc...