In "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" Stephen Crane opens the story with Jack Potter and his new wife riding on a train, heading toward the town of Yellow Sky. In this story, the conflicts that take place involve Jack Potter, the town sheriff of Yellow Sky; and Scratchy Wilson, the town drunk. The way that Crane depicts the characters and the conflicts that take place throughout the story, contributes to the central idea. I feel that Cranes intentions for the central idea was to show that what might have once been will not always be.
             Crane gives the idea that Potter is a hard worker by stating that his face is reddened from many days in the wind and sun (111). Crane also describes Potter as a very well liked and known man, but with a bit of a twist he allows Potter to come off as furtive and shy (111). This shows that Potter is the dynamic character, because his personality has changed due to the fact that he is now a married man.
             Crane does not give us very much information on the bride. She is simply described as not very pretty or young (111). This makes her the static character; she is simply stated and does not change throughout the story. I believe that Crane did this because the bride is a minor character, where Potter and Scratchy are the major characters.
             The first conflict of this story takes place with Potter and himself. Potter is worried about how the town will look at him after running away to marry this woman without their approval. He then makes the decision that he will use all devices of speed and plains-craft in making the journey from the station to his house (114). After that he will let them know and give them time to calm down before he and his bride greet them.
             While all this is going on, the next conflict is taking place in the town of Yellow Sky. Crane takes the story to the Weary Gentlemen Saloon. There are six men in the bar; three Texans who didn't care to talk, two Mexican sheep-herder...