Analysis Of Stephen Crane's The Bride Comes To Yellow Sky

Many of Stephen Crane's stories reflect much of Mark Twain's approach to Western stories. “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky” depicts a East invasion of the West through small role changes in a small western town. The power of the Old West is giving way to the domesticating power of the East. Crane supports this through the description of events that unfold on the train, the couples actions after getting off the train, and the uneventful showdown at the end. The biggest indicator would be how Crane described Starchy and the attire he was wearing. Adding all of this together, the reader begins to get a sense that Crane belongs to the Western society. In the opening scene, a couple is sitting in a train heading to Yellow Sky. While Yellow