In the Bride comes to yellow sky by Stephan Crane the protagonist Jack Potter symbolizes fear. Jack Potter got married and brought his wife back to his home town which is called Yellow Sky.He symbolizes fear because he was afraid to tell the people of his town that he was going to get married. Jack Potter is the town marshall which is a high position for a person in such a small town. On page 29 it states,”He knew full well that this marriage was an important thing to his town. It could only be exceeded by the burning of the new hotel. His friends could not forgive him. Frequently he had reflected on the advisability of telling then by telegraph, but a new cowardice had been upon him. he feared to do it. And now the train was hurrying toward a scene of amazement, glee, and reproach”. This snapshot demonstrates his fear of getting rejected by his community. He feels guilty that he did not tell anyone about his wedding so they would throw him a big celebration as it is a tradition. Jack Potter is a very considerate man him being that was is the main reason he believes his town will hate him and give him the cold shoulder when they discover what he has done behind they’re back.