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Dead Stars
             Paz Marquez Benitez
Synopsis
This story revolves around Alfredo Salazar and two women: Esperanza, his fiancée
for four years and a young girl from out-of-town named Julia Salas. Alfredo is
committed to marrying Esperanza. But he started having second thoughts about his
feelings when he met Julia in the Judge’s house. But he Aware that all his loved
ones-including Julia would not agree if he would not honor his understanding with
Esperanza. So he and Esperanza got married And made a family. After eight years, he
met Julia. And then realized that his feelings for Julia was gone. He compares his
love for Julia with a Dead Star. This story is about LOVE and RESPONSIBILITES.
Characters
Alfredo Salazar - son of Don Julian, a more than 30 years old man and a bachelor. He is
engaged to Esperanza but him still fleeting to Julia Salas.

Esperanza - wife of Alfredo Salazar. She is a homely woman, literal minded and intensely
acquisitive. She is one of those fortunate women who have the gift of uniformly beauty.
Julia Salas - sister-in-law of Judge Del Valle. She is the other girl of Alfredo Salazar that
remains single in her entire life.

Don Julian - an old man, a father of Alfredo Salazar and Carmen.
Carmen - sister of Alfredo Salas.

Judge Del Valle - brother-in-law of Julia Salas.

Donna Adella -- sister of Julia Salas. She is small and plump, a pretty woman with a
complexion of a baby with a expression of a likeable cow.

Calixta - note-carrier of Alfredo Salazar and Esperanza.

Dionisio - husband of Donna Adella.

Vicente - husband of Carmen.

Brigida Samuy - She is the illusive woman whose Alfredo is looking for.
The Setting
Don Julian’s house
- Carmen was asking Don Julian about Alfredo’s wedding. Alfredo remembered that
period with a wonder not unmixed with shame. That was less than four years ago.
He could not understand those months of a great hunger that was not of the body
nor yet of the mind, a craving that had seized on him one quiet night when the
moon was abroad and under the dappled shadow of the trees in the plaza, man
wooed maid.



Judge Del Valle’s house
- Alfredo went ‘neighboring with Don Julian. This is when he met Julia Salas. Don
Julian and his uncommunicative friend, the Judge, were absorbed in a game of chess.
So he and Julia went outside and talked.



Don Julian’s house in Tanda where there are coconut plantations and a beach.
- After the merienda, Don Julian sauntered off with the judge to show him what a
thriving young coconut looked like--"plenty of leaves, close set, rich green"--while the
children, convoyed by Julia Salas, found unending entertainment in the rippling sand
left by the ebbing tide. Alfredo left his perch on the bamboo ladder of the house and
followed. Alfredo and Julia had a very long conversation and told each other about
themselves
Calle Real
- After the parade for The Lady Of Sorrows Alfredo caught up with Julia in Calle Real.
Julia congratulated him for his upcoming wedding ironically. They were walking until
the gravel road lay before them; at the road's end the lighted windows of the house
on the hill. There swept over the spirit of Alfredo Salazar a longing so keen that it was
pain, a wish that, that house were his, that all the bewilderments of the present were
not, and that this woman by his side were his long wedded wife, returning with him to
the peace of home.

Sta. Cruz
- Sta. Cruz was Julia’s hometown. Alfredo was searching for Brigida Samuy, a lady
important for his defense in the court. Knowing that this place was Julia’s hometown,
he thought of his marriage. He was not unhappy. He went to Julia’s house. He saw her
She asked him about the home town, about this and that, in a sober, somewhat
meditative tone. He conversed with increasing ease, though with a growing wonder
that he should be there at all. He could not take his eyes from her face.


The time of the story is the Lenten Season because they are celebrating the holy week
proven by the procession they made with the Our Lady of Sorrow.
Plot
Introduction


 At Don Julian’s house Carmen was asking Don Julian about Alfredo and Esperanza.
                    Alfredo reminiscence how he met Julia Salas.


           Rising Action

  He had gone neighboring with Don Julian to judge Del Valle’s house. He met Julia
Salas. All the time he was calling her 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


  After the procession for The Lady Of Sorrows Alfredo caught up with Julia. It was
   when Julia found out about Alfredo’s wedding so he congratulated him. Alfredo
  needs to make a very difficult situation. Would he choose what he WANTS to? Or
                         would he choose what he HAS to?
Falling Action



Julia didn’t want Alfredo not to honor his understanding with Esperanza. She said
 goodbye. He went home to Esperanza. And there, the last word has been said.




          Denouement



 Alfredo and Esperanza got married. After eight years, he was searching for a lady
  named Brigida Samuy-a lady important for his defense in the court-in Sta. Cruz,
Julia’s hometown. He went to Julia’s house and he found her there. Still unmarried.
   And he realized that his love for Julia was like a Dead Star. It was non existent.
Point of View
Third Person Point of View




  The author tells the story in third person (using pronouns they, she, he, it, etc). We
know only what the character knows and what the author allows him/her to tell us. We
can see the thoughts and feelings of characters if the author chooses to reveal them to
                                            us.
Evidences
Carmen sighed impatiently. "Why is he not a bit more decided, I wonder. He is over
     thirty, is he not? And still a bachelor! Esperanza must be tired waiting."


     "She does not seem to be in much of a hurry either," Don Julian nasally
            commented, while his rose scissors busily snipped away.



                "A last spurt of hot blood," finished the old man.



 He and Julia Salas stood looking out into the she quiet night. Sensing unwanted
             intensity, laughed, woman-like, asking, "Amusement?"
Conflict
Man vs. Circumstances




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 short story "Dead Stars" by Paz Marquez Benitez is
conveying the theme that pertains to forbidden love. It
says that forbidden love is only apparent, and its banes
haunt the person until such time that he realizes his
faults.
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  • 1. Dead Stars Paz Marquez Benitez
  • 2. Synopsis This story revolves around Alfredo Salazar and two women: Esperanza, his fiancée for four years and a young girl from out-of-town named Julia Salas. Alfredo is committed to marrying Esperanza. But he started having second thoughts about his feelings when he met Julia in the Judge’s house. But he Aware that all his loved ones-including Julia would not agree if he would not honor his understanding with Esperanza. So he and Esperanza got married And made a family. After eight years, he met Julia. And then realized that his feelings for Julia was gone. He compares his love for Julia with a Dead Star. This story is about LOVE and RESPONSIBILITES.
  • 4. Alfredo Salazar - son of Don Julian, a more than 30 years old man and a bachelor. He is engaged to Esperanza but him still fleeting to Julia Salas. Esperanza - wife of Alfredo Salazar. She is a homely woman, literal minded and intensely acquisitive. She is one of those fortunate women who have the gift of uniformly beauty. Julia Salas - sister-in-law of Judge Del Valle. She is the other girl of Alfredo Salazar that remains single in her entire life. Don Julian - an old man, a father of Alfredo Salazar and Carmen. Carmen - sister of Alfredo Salas. Judge Del Valle - brother-in-law of Julia Salas. Donna Adella -- sister of Julia Salas. She is small and plump, a pretty woman with a complexion of a baby with a expression of a likeable cow. Calixta - note-carrier of Alfredo Salazar and Esperanza. Dionisio - husband of Donna Adella. Vicente - husband of Carmen. Brigida Samuy - She is the illusive woman whose Alfredo is looking for.
  • 6. Don Julian’s house - Carmen was asking Don Julian about Alfredo’s wedding. Alfredo remembered that period with a wonder not unmixed with shame. That was less than four years ago. He could not understand those months of a great hunger that was not of the body nor yet of the mind, a craving that had seized on him one quiet night when the moon was abroad and under the dappled shadow of the trees in the plaza, man wooed maid. Judge Del Valle’s house - Alfredo went ‘neighboring with Don Julian. This is when he met Julia Salas. Don Julian and his uncommunicative friend, the Judge, were absorbed in a game of chess. So he and Julia went outside and talked. Don Julian’s house in Tanda where there are coconut plantations and a beach. - After the merienda, Don Julian sauntered off with the judge to show him what a thriving young coconut looked like--"plenty of leaves, close set, rich green"--while the children, convoyed by Julia Salas, found unending entertainment in the rippling sand left by the ebbing tide. Alfredo left his perch on the bamboo ladder of the house and followed. Alfredo and Julia had a very long conversation and told each other about themselves
  • 7. Calle Real - After the parade for The Lady Of Sorrows Alfredo caught up with Julia in Calle Real. Julia congratulated him for his upcoming wedding ironically. They were walking until the gravel road lay before them; at the road's end the lighted windows of the house on the hill. There swept over the spirit of Alfredo Salazar a longing so keen that it was pain, a wish that, that house were his, that all the bewilderments of the present were not, and that this woman by his side were his long wedded wife, returning with him to the peace of home. Sta. Cruz - Sta. Cruz was Julia’s hometown. Alfredo was searching for Brigida Samuy, a lady important for his defense in the court. Knowing that this place was Julia’s hometown, he thought of his marriage. He was not unhappy. He went to Julia’s house. He saw her She asked him about the home town, about this and that, in a sober, somewhat meditative tone. He conversed with increasing ease, though with a growing wonder that he should be there at all. He could not take his eyes from her face. The time of the story is the Lenten Season because they are celebrating the holy week proven by the procession they made with the Our Lady of Sorrow.
  • 9. Introduction At Don Julian’s house Carmen was asking Don Julian about Alfredo and Esperanza. Alfredo reminiscence how he met Julia Salas. Rising Action He had gone neighboring with Don Julian to judge Del Valle’s house. He met Julia Salas. All the time he was calling her 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 After the procession for The Lady Of Sorrows Alfredo caught up with Julia. It was when Julia found out about Alfredo’s wedding so he congratulated him. Alfredo needs to make a very difficult situation. Would he choose what he WANTS to? Or would he choose what he HAS to?
  • 10. Falling Action Julia didn’t want Alfredo not to honor his understanding with Esperanza. She said goodbye. He went home to Esperanza. And there, the last word has been said. Denouement Alfredo and Esperanza got married. After eight years, he was searching for a lady named Brigida Samuy-a lady important for his defense in the court-in Sta. Cruz, Julia’s hometown. He went to Julia’s house and he found her there. Still unmarried. And he realized that his love for Julia was like a Dead Star. It was non existent.
  • 12. Third Person Point of View The author tells the story in third person (using pronouns they, she, he, it, etc). We know only what the character knows and what the author allows him/her to tell us. We can see the thoughts and feelings of characters if the author chooses to reveal them to us.
  • 13. Evidences Carmen sighed impatiently. "Why is he not a bit more decided, I wonder. He is over thirty, is he not? And still a bachelor! Esperanza must be tired waiting." "She does not seem to be in much of a hurry either," Don Julian nasally commented, while his rose scissors busily snipped away. "A last spurt of hot blood," finished the old man. He and Julia Salas stood looking out into the she quiet night. Sensing unwanted intensity, laughed, woman-like, asking, "Amusement?"
  • 15. Man vs. Circumstances 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.
  • 16. Theme
  • 17. The short story "Dead Stars" by Paz Marquez Benitez is conveying the theme that pertains to forbidden love. It says that forbidden love is only apparent, and its banes haunt the person until such time that he realizes his faults.
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