Dead Stars by Paz Marquez Benitez

The story is essentially a collection of the difficult situations that any man must face in life.

No doubt, Alfredo was head over heels in love with Esperanza, however love fades, and the only
thing keeping you together is the promise you made to your fiancé, which you can't take back. Though
perhaps sincere to an extent, Alfredo's love seems to be weak and purposeful. Weak because propriety
ultimately triumphs over it, and purposive because it was merely a tactic to excuse his ability to defy
society; because for once, he would not be a puppet, but the master of her own destiny. In the novel,
Alfredo falls in love with Julia despite the fact that he is engaged to Esperanza. Throughout his marriage
to Esperanza, he kept hanging on to the glimmer of "what should have been." Throughout his marriage
to Esperanza, he clung to the glimmer of "what should have been," but upon seeing Julia again, he
realizes that what he felt was there had vanished for a variety of reasons. Stuff that are there but
unspoken of are symbolized by dead stars. The love between Alfredo and Julia seemed genuine, but
upon closer inspection, it was clear that it was not shared, and that it would not last. Esperanza's loyalty
to Alfredo parallels passion, but because she prefers the "regenerative virtue of establishment" to real
love, it's fair to assume she's in the relationship out of moral obligation.

It acts as a literary time capsule for readers, allowing them to learn how courtship, love, and
loyalty were treated in the early 1900s. It draws a clear distinction between the past and the present,
between emerging popular society and dying, almost redundant history. While the compare and
contrast provide a strong critical base, another important feature of this short story is the main
character, Alfredo Salazar, who can be applied to any age, who is the subject of this article. Humans
have inherent faults such as uncertainty, incompetence, and unreasonableness. One of the main
reasons this work is timeless is that readers never want to appreciate it.