This story did not hold my interest. No one character was significant in this story. In addition, there was not a scene that was significant either. Jack Potter has gone to San Anton and is bringing his bride home with him to Yellow Sky. The couple appears to be low-class. They take a train ride back home with a bunch of snobs. When they arrive, the town drunk, Scratchy Wilson, is ready for a fight and is yelling at Potter’s house. Potter informs Wilson that he is now married. This totally catches Wilson off-guard. It actually seems to turn him into a normal decent human being, for a moment. Wilson seems to be extremely disappointed that Potter is no longer a candidate for a fight. What will Wilson do now when he’s drunk?
Wilson appears to be a stereotypical westerner drunk. He gets completely sloshed and plays with his gun. This is definitely not a good combination and the townspeople know it. On that particular day, it turns out okay for everyone. I imagine he goes home, sleeps the alcohol off, and is perfectly sane the next day; perhaps he goes into town and acts as if nothing ever happened.
The conflict during the first part of the story should have been within Potter since he was in a new, possibly awkward situation. Potter eventually develops an internal conflict with himself when he begins questioning his own actions. He feels as if he should have given the townspeople some notice that he was bringing his bride home. Potter’s bride was having an internal conflict at times. She didn’t seem to feel comfortable on the train. She felt inferior. The passenger’s of the train and Potter and his new bride present another conflict; however, it is not known to all parties involved. The passenger’s seem to think they are much higher society than the Potter’s. In their minds, they were making the Potter’s feel inferior.
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