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1、第5页（共5页）Abstract:TheBrideComestoYellowSkyisashortstoryabouttheWesternUnitedStates,whichwrittenbyStephenCranein1898.Inthelate19thcentury,thetechnologygapbetweenthewestAmericaandtheeastwaswide,andwiththerapidexpansionoftherailroadsmadetheconflictsandcommunicationbetweenthewest
2、andtheeastpossibleandindeedinevitable.Peoplelivinginthewestenjoyedthefruitofindustrializationwhilethoseintheeastlivedatraditionallifestyle.However,itisinevitablethatwhenthetraditionalcultureisfacedwiththeindustrialcivilization,theconventionismorelikelytobedefeatedbecausenoth
3、ingcanhindertheadvancementsofhuman,thoughitmayhavelotsofvirtue.Keywords:StephenCrane;culture;human;industrialization;traditionSynopsis:JackPotter,thetownmarshalofYellowSky,whohadgonetoSanAntonio,aeasterncity,tomeetthegirlhebelievedhelovedandactuallyinducedhertomarryhim,wentb
4、acktohishometownwithhiswife.DuringtheirjourneybackonTheGreatPullman,aluxurioustrain,Potter’sbehaviorobviouslyrevealedhewasamanfromthecountries,ortheeast,whichcausedmuchtauntfromtheotherpassengers.ThoughthewifeofPotterwasnotpretty,norwassheveryyoung,Potterlovedhiswifeverymuch
5、.BecausePottermarriedagirlfromtheeastwithoutconsultinganypartofthetransaction,hefelthehadcommittedanextraordinarycrime,thoughhewas‘amanknown,liked,andfearedinhiscorner’.Hedarednottoshowhisfriendshiswife.SothePotterswalkedsheepishlybacktohomeafterreachingYellowSky.’Sometimest
6、heylaughedtogethershamefacedlyandlow’describedthewriter.Meanwhile,ScratchyWilsonwasdrunk.Whenhewasdrunkhewasaterrorwhousedtoholdarevolverandwanderthelittletown,lookingforsomebodytofightwith.However,第5页（共5页）whenhewassober,he’sallrightandevenwouldn’thurtafly---thenicestfellowi
7、ntown.JackPotteronceshotWilsonupinthelegwhenhewasdrunkandbecameanancientantagonistofhim.Thistime,ScratchyWilsoneventuallygottotheemptyhouseofPotter.Afterhowlingforalongtimewithoutanyreply,he’sextremelyangryandpausedforbreathandreloadedhisrevolves.ThePotterscameacrossWilsonfi
8、nallyandWilsonlashedhisweapontoPotterschest.Wilsonwasasimpleandchildishman.
