Dead Stars

by
Paz Marquez Benitez
Group 3
 Characters of Dead Stars
Alfredo Salazar
He is the son of Don Julian. He is a bachelor who is above thirty years old. Alfredo Salazar
believes in true love and the possibility of finding bliss in the midst of it. He is a lawyer and a man
who is torn between two women: his fiancée Esperanza and Julia Salas.
Esperanza
She is Alfredo Salazar's wife. Esperanza is a passionate, strong-willed and principled woman.
She is a homely woman who is also one of the fortunate women who have the ability to maintain
their beauty throughout time.
Julia Salas
She is the sister-in-law of Judge Del Valle, a friend of Alfredo’s father. She is a clever, attractive,
and charming woman who is capable of discussing a variety of topics. She is lively, intriguing,
and active which is the total opposite of Alfredo.
Don Julian
He is the father of Alfredo Salazar and Carmen. He is a wise man who warns Alfredo about the
risks of extending a relationship and engagement without completing a proper marriage.
Carmen
She is the loving and compassionate sister of Alfredo Salazar. She is Vicente’s wife.
Judge Del Valle
He is Julia’s brother-in-law and the Salazar’s neighbor.
Dona Adela
She is Julia’s sister. She is a lovely, petite, plump woman with a complexion of a baby. She is
Dionisio’s wife.
Calixta
A friend of Esperanza. She is a note-carrier of Esperanza and Alfredo Salazar. She lives with her
lover despite the fact that they are not married, and she becomes the reason for Alfredo's
dishonesty and hypocrisy to be exposed.
 

Dionisio
The husband of Doña Adela. He was the most absentminded of men, sometimes going out
without his collar, or with unmatched socks.
Vicente
The husband of Carmen. He was so absorbed in his farms that he would not even take time off to
accompany Carmen on the visit to her father.
Brigida Samuy
The elusive woman whom Alfredo is searching for.
 Setting of Dead
Stars

1. House of Judge Del Valle TIME: Lenten Season

2. House of Don Julian in Tanda, where there The time of the story is Lenten Season because they are
are coconut plantation and a beach celebrating the Holy Week as proven by the procession they
3. House of Don Julian made with Our Lady of Sorrows.
4. Calle Real  
5. Sta. Cruz particularly in Calle Luz,  
hometown of Julia Salas  
6. Church of Our Lady of Sorrow
 Point of View of Dead Stars
The story is in the Third Person
omniscient of Point of View. We
can only see or feel the thoughts
and feelings of the characters if he
allows it to reveal on us.
 Theme of the Dead Stars
The theme of forbidden love is explored in Dead Stars.
Forbidden love is only visible and curses and bothers the
person till he or she recognizes his or her flaws.
Responsibility is another underlying theme of the narrative.
Alfred is engaged to be married to his lover, but he is
distracted by another lady, Julia. He forgets about his
responsibilities to his future bride; even after eight years, he
still thinks about Julia until he discovers she has changed.

 
 Plot of Dead Stars

The short narrative focuses around one man, Alfredo Salazar, and
his love affairs. He is a man who believes in real love and wants to
achieve happiness as a result of it. Esperanza is the first lady he
falls in love with. Their families are acquainted, and as a result,
they begin a passionate relationship. Alfredo met up with Julia after
the procession for Our Lady of Sorrows. When Alfredo heard out
about Julia's wedding, he congratulated him. Alfredo must solve a
challenging issue.
 Exposition of Dead Stars

Dead Stars is a short story about a thirty-year-old bachelor, Alfred Passion, for his fiancée,
who began to fade as he became drawn to another lady, Julia Salas. At Don Juans house
Carmen was asking Don Juan about Alfredo and Esperanzas continued romance. Salazar,
who was ready to marry his fiancée Esperanza. Alfredo's love and Alfredo knew that his
family would disapprove of his wish to have another woman, so he married Esperanza and
began his own family despite his family's disapproval.
1.
 Rising Action of Dead Stars

Alfredo had gone neighboring with Don Juan to judge del valles house. He met Julia Salas.
All the time he was calling he Mrs. Del Valle which Led him to embarrassment. Coming to
the judge’s house became often. Then he realized he was in love with Julia in spite his
engagement with Esperanza.
 Climax of Dead Stars
After the procession for the lady sorrows, Alfredo caught up with Julia. it was when Julia
found out about Alfredo’s wedding so she congratulated him. Alfredo needs to make a
very difficult situation. Would he choose what he WANTS to? Or would he chose what he
HAS to.
 Falling Action of Dead Stars

Julia didn’t want Alfredo not to honor his understanding with Esperanza. She said
goodbye. Alfredo went home to Esperanza and there, the last word has been said.
 Resolution/ Denouement of Dead
Stars
Alfredo and Esperanza tied the knot. After eight years, he was looking for a lady named
Brigida Samuy, who was crucial to his defense at the court in Sta. Cruz, Julia's hometown.
He went to Julia's residence and discovered that she is still unmarried. Then he understood
his love for Julia was like a dying star. It did not exist. The finale of the narrative portrays
Alfredo's love ideal with Julia. He thought he saw love, but it was just a star, the brilliance
of which may be the leftover traveling light.
 What is the conflict of the
dead stars story?

CONFLICT PERSON VS. FATE In the story, Alfredo struggles against his fate and
the circumstances of life and love facing him. He needs to face problems in choosing
between difficult choices of his life. THEME The story “Dead Stars” by Paz
Marquez Benitez is conveying the theme that pertains to forbidden love.
 What is the setting of the story
of dead stars?

The Setting of Dead Stars The action in “Dead Stars” takes place in several homes as
well as in churches. Alfredo first meets Julia at the home of Judge del Valle. Some of
the story takes place at the home of Don Julian, Alfredo’s father.
 What happens after a star
becomes a neutron star?
A star with a mass of about 1.5 to 2 or 3 times that of our Sun will collapse even
further, ending up as a neutron star, perhaps 20 kilometers in diameter. The star
ultimately becomes a black hole, a region in space so massive that no light or matter
can ever escape from it.
 What happens after a neutron
star dies?

The infalling outer envelope of the star is halted and flung outwards by a flux of
neutrinos produced in the creation of the neutrons, becoming a supernova. The
remnant left is a neutron star. If the remnant has a mass greater than about 3 M ☉, it
collapses further to become a black hole.
 Can a neutron star collapse
into a black hole?
A neutron star that is left-over after a supernova is actually a remnant of the massive
star which went supernova. If the star is massive enough it can collapse directly to
form a black hole without a supernova explosion in less than half a second.
 What would happen if a
neutron star hit a black hole?
When a neutron star meets a black hole that’s much more massive, such as the
recently observed events, says Susan Scott, an astrophysicist with the Australian
National University, “we expect that the two bodies circle each other in a spiral.
Eventually the black hole would just swallow the neutron star like Pac-Man.”
 How long does a star take to
collapse?

So, how long does a supernova take to explode? A few million years for the star to
die, less than a quarter of a second for Its core to collapse, a few hours for the
shockwave to reach the surface of the star, a few months to brighten, and then just
few years to fade away.
 What causes a star to collapse
into a black hole?
When the cores collapse to form dense stellar objects called neutron stars, they blast
off the outer layers of the star in a supernova. When the core collapses, the blast
wave slams into the dense material above, which thwarts the explosion. Instead of
creating a supernova, the star implodes, forming a black hole.
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