Jack Potter
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Jack Potter is the central character of Stephen Crane's short story "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky," a small-town marshal whose secret marriage disrupts the expectations of his rough Western community.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ short story character ⓘ |
| antagonistRelation | Scratchy Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Scratchy Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
duty-bound
ⓘ
respectable ⓘ self-conscious ⓘ |
| communityRole | symbol of law and order in Yellow Sky ⓘ |
| conflictType | man versus society ⓘ |
| creator | Stephen Crane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disrupts | expectations of Yellow Sky’s rough Western community ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1898 ⓘ |
| genre | Western fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | American realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | agent of social change ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawman
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town marshal ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | short story ⓘ |
| role | central character ⓘ |
| secretAction | marries in San Antonio ⓘ |
| setting | Yellow Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingRegion | American West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | unnamed bride ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
civilization versus frontier
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marriage and social expectations ⓘ transition from Old West to New West ⓘ |
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