Many times short stories depict a deeper meaning than the typical reader might digest. In “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky” Stephen Crane critiques a society that directly reflects the era he is living. James Joyce in “Eveline” also portrays a society that could relate to many people during this time period. Stephen Crane exemplifies a story of an old era coming to an end and the struggle of breaking into a new lifestyle in 1898, where as James Joyce describes the struggles of a girl named Eveline Hill in 1914 who's trying to escape a life of misery. Both of these short stories share the same conflict of breaking out of their current lifestyle and into one they think will bring a brighter future.
The author Stephen Crane is very familiar with the American west from his time traveling as a reporter. His story “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky” takes place in western Texas where he writes about the events that take place from San Antonio to Yellow Sky. The theme he depicts is the change of an era or an old world into a new world. With basic structure, he shows this by having them travel by train back to his hometown of Yellow Sky which would be consider a new means of transportation. Also, the main character Jack Potter is also chasing a new life with his soon to be new wife. All details portray the same idea of change.
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Jack Potter and Eveline both yearn for a new life whether it be the start of a new era, family, location, or lifestyle. In Stephen Crane’s “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky” Jack seems to be successful climbing into the new way of life but unfortunately for Eveline she was stuck in her old ways just as you could say Scratchy Wilson was. Both stories depicted a society that had a common theme the author was trying to portray and I believe reading each a second time brought light to the underlying
The author Stephen Crane is very familiar with the American west from his time traveling as a reporter. His story “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky” takes place in western Texas where he writes about the events that take place from San Antonio to Yellow Sky. The theme he depicts is the change of an era or an old world into a new world. With basic structure, he shows this by having them travel by train back to his hometown of Yellow Sky which would be consider a new means of transportation. Also, the main character Jack Potter is also chasing a new life with his soon to be new wife. All details portray the same idea of change.
When Potter returns …show more content…
Jack Potter and Eveline both yearn for a new life whether it be the start of a new era, family, location, or lifestyle. In Stephen Crane’s “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky” Jack seems to be successful climbing into the new way of life but unfortunately for Eveline she was stuck in her old ways just as you could say Scratchy Wilson was. Both stories depicted a society that had a common theme the author was trying to portray and I believe reading each a second time brought light to the underlying