The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky

Go through the story of "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky", it's theme is gradually floating up from beginning to end. In the part one of the story, a pullman from East of Texas San Antonio carried a pair of newlyweds to West of Texas Yellow Sky. Riding the train, the husband Jack Potter got anxious. He revealed his anxiety of how to present his wife to his friends. His worries certainly had his reasons. His old life in his town always with violent and fighting. He has enemies in town. But, he married and he shouldn't involve any violent that might harm his wife. His marriage has important funtions to story. First of all, he was married in east. It significantly pertaining some more civilized institution in east than west. Secondly, marriage is a settlement of future life. Lastly, he knew he has to shoulder the responsibility of his lover. On the contrary, in the story of second part, Jack's enemy Wilson appeared in a tavern. Wilson just the type of good old day guy that only know using violent to solve problems. Jack once had shot Wilson's leg that arised the conflict of Wilson's revenge in last part of story. However, Wilson was so confused and bewildered why Wilson didn't carry a gun with him. When he relized Wilson has been married, but he never could relized why Jack wouldn't carry a gun. Apparently, this ending is most important showing the theme that Jack's civilized mind from east contracted to Wilson never matured mind in west.