In “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky,” Stephen Crane uses humor to illustrate the arrival of the East in the Old West. Crane uses three characters throughout this parody to demonstrate the approaching change in the West. Jack Potter is the main character and Crane uses his marriage to the unnamed bride to illustrate the arrival of civilization in the Old West. Potter's character changes throughout the story and Crane explains how the protagonist of this story becomes a new man when he gets married. From the journey from East to West, Potter's environment changes, as does he himself. Stephen Crane introduces Jack Potter, a simple newlywed, on the luxurious train. Crane uses irony during the train ride because Yellow Sky is a very different atmosphere than the upper class Pullman. Potter is with his fiancée and the newlywed couple are completely out of their element. Jack Potter is wearing his new black clothes and his wife is wearing blue cashmere with velvet and puffed sleeves. Crane uses these new objects to symbolize Potter becoming a new man. Potter demonstrates his insecurity and nervousness towards his new wife and her upper-class environment. He finds a topic of conversation that he knows well; his insecurities become hidden. “Later, he explained the trains to her…” (2), as he shares his knowledge with her, his confidence becomes more evident; “He had the pride of an owner” (2). As the couple comes from lower class parties, the other passengers look at them with disgust and snobbish attitudes. The Negro porter specifically intimidates the couple in a disguised way, because he knows their discomfort with their unfamiliar surroundings. “On other occasions, he skillfully intimidated them in a way that did not exactly convey to them that they were being bullied” (2); The doorman is aware that the Potters do not feel at home in this unfamiliar setting, and he feels superior in this situation, because he takes advantage of it. Stephen Cranes gives readers a hint of humor in the story after explaining how the doorman intimidates the couple; “Historically, there was something infinitely humorous in their situation” (2). Finally, the time for the Potters to enjoy their high-class meal arrives, and they receive quite different treatment than before. “The two men fell into the hands of a waiter who took pleasure in guiding them throughout their meal” (2); unlike his previous experience with the porter, the waiter is also aware of their unknown journey but approaches them with different intentions..