Address one of the following:
What is the nature of the conflict Marshal Potter feels in Part 1 of The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" by Stephen Crane? Why does he feel that he has committed a 'crime" in bringing home a bride to the town of Yellow Sky? The heroes in western stories are rarely married. Why is Crane's use of marriage central to his theme?
Examine at least two examples of irony in "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe. How is dramatic and verbal irony used to foreshadow Fortunato's eventual demise? How do those examples relate to the theme of revenge in the story?