Bride Comes To Yellow Sky Flashcards
1
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Setting
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West Texas Train to yellow sky Bar in town Street outside bar Street outside Potter’s House
2
Q
Theme
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The end of the old “wild” West. Note the stereotypical “western” elements and how they are ironically minimized by the non-stereotypical elements brought on by change and time
3
Q
Protagonist
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Marshal Jack Potter
4
Q
Antagonist
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Scratchy Wilson, Plus the others on the train who are of a higher social class, or at least more used to the luxury side of life
5
Q
Conflict
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The need to deal with the changing times, the “eastern” civilizing influence on the old west. Physical conflict with Scratchy Wilson
6
Q
Symbols of change
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The train with Pullman cars, the landscape seeming to pour eastward, Potter’s marriage, scratchy’s shirt and boots, funnel shaped tracks and sand at the end
