DEAD STARS:

1. Setting - The story happened on several settings.

1.1 Don Julian’s house

1.2 Judge Del Valle’s house

1.3 Don Julian’s house in Tanda

1.4 Calle Real

1.5 Sta. Cruz

2. Plot –

The short story, Dead Stars, is a story of a lawyer by the name of Alfredo Salazar who wants warmth and
compassion, and his affairs. He believes in true love and hopes that he will find happiness in his life. He
falls in love with Esperanza, a strong-willed, impassionate, and a principled woman, and since their
families know each other, they begin a passionate relationship but soon it faces away when he comes
across another woman, Julia, whom he got enamored with.

Both Esperanza and Alfredo have their engagement after three years of romance.

But he meets Julia Salas, the Judge’s sister-in-law, a woman, full of hope,enthusiastic, optimistic and he
got attracted to her.

He begins to get close to her on his visit with his father and starts engaging her in profound
conversations. In his impassioned state, he does not even disclose to Julia of his engagement to another
woman.

Until, one day, he learns that Julia will return to her home town and with the fear of losing her and
afraid of what the future will bring, he decides to confess his true feelings to her.

And so they part ways.

Until one day, when he is sent to an assignment that will lead her near the place of Julia’s home town.
He is nostalgic and his desire for Julia returns. He finds an excuse to meet her yet soon discovered that
things are no longer the same.

Yes, Julia is still single but the warmth and affection that he thought is his was no longer there. She has
become aloof, cold and only then did he accept that his heart is broken.

3. Theme – the story “Dead Stars,”conveys the theme on unfaithfulness and disloyalty and it will
only cause untold grief and suffering if pursued relentlessly.
4. Conflict – Man vs. Circumstances

In the story, Alfredo contends with what he wants, and what life offered him. He was, finally given what
he deserves being a man who is not contented with what he has and still desiring the love of Julia. In
the end, he lost the warmth and affection of since it was lost on the side of the women he tried to play
his love wih.

5. Characterization – Dead Stars depicts many battles that a human being is involved depending on
the circumstances and interactions with other human beings. Characters like Alfredo, Julia etc are
fighting not just against the odds fate has put before them but also their circumstances, public and
moral obligations.

ACTIVITY 2

1.What was the mood created by the setting of the story? Describe it clearly to show a clear picture of
the setting.

The mood of the story is elusive, distant, and sad.

“He was not unhappy in his marriage. He felt no rebellion: only the calm of capitulation to what he
recognized as irresistible forces of circumstance and of character. His life had simply ordered itself; no
more struggles, no more stirring up of emotions that got a man nowhere. From his capacity of complete
detachment he derived a strange solace. The essential himself, the himself that had its being in the core
of his thought, would, he reflected, always be free and alone. When claims encroached too insistently,
as sometimes they did, he retreated into the inner fastness, and from that vantage he saw things and
people around him as remote and alien, as incidents that did not matter. At such times did Esperanza
feel baffled and helpless; he was gentle, even tender, but immeasurably far away, beyond her reach.”

It shows that even with the insistence that the character has, he saw things and people from where he
was as remote and alien, as incidents that did not matter. He was immeasurably far away, beyond reach.
This makes the mood elusive, distant, and sad.

2. Why do you think the author entitled this story as Dead Star? Explain your answer. The author
entitled this story as Dead Star, since just like the star which is lifeless, no brilliance, luster, or light, the
relationship that the characters would suppose to have for the star to shine is absent. It was loss and
sadly, it will never be regained.

3.

Dear Julia,

Greetings of peace!
I write to you on this very important occasion when I was introduced to you and since then had this
churning of my biochemical elements in my body.

I simply would like you to know that I consider you a special gift that is within reach and I happen to
discover. I am mesmerized by the optimism of your youth, the beauty of your face and of your
character, and the seeming promise that you hold in your person.

Yet, I also would like to write that the special gift is not for myself, as I am already engaged to get
married with another lovely woman.

May you find joy, love, contentment in your life and I would like to thank you for showing me the real
gift of your person.

I treasure you now, as a friend.

Please come on my wedding.

Sincerely yours,

Your very special friend

Alfredo
DEAD STARS:

1. Setting - The story happened on several settings.

1.1 Don Julian’s house

1.2 Judge Del Valle’s house

1.3 Don Julian’s house in Tanda

1.4 Calle Real

1.5 Sta. Cruz

2. Plot –

The short story, Dead Stars, is a story of a lawyer by the name of Alfredo Salazar who wants warmth and
compassion, and his affairs. He believes in true love and hopes that he will find happiness in his life. He
falls in love with Esperanza, a strong-willed, impassionate, and a principled woman, and since their
families know each other, they begin a passionate relationship but soon it faces away when he comes
across another woman, Julia, whom he got enamored with.

Both Esperanza and Alfredo have their engagement after three years of romance.

But he meets Julia Salas, the Judge’s sister-in-law, a woman, full of hope,enthusiastic, optimistic and he
got attracted to her.

He begins to get close to her on his visit with his father and starts engaging her in profound
conversations. In his impassioned state, he does not even disclose to Julia of his engagement to another
woman.

Until, one day, he learns that Julia will return to her home town and with the fear of losing her and
afraid of what the future will bring, he decides to confess his true feelings to her.

And so they part ways.

Until one day, when he is sent to an assignment that will lead her near the place of Julia’s home town.
He is nostalgic and his desire for Julia returns. He finds an excuse to meet her yet soon discovered that
things are no longer the same.

Yes, Julia is still single but the warmth and affection that he thought is his was no longer there. She has
become aloof, cold and only then did he accept that his heart is broken.

3. Theme – the story “Dead Stars,”conveys the theme on unfaithfulness and disloyalty and it will
only cause untold grief and suffering if pursued relentlessly.
4. Conflict – Man vs. Circumstances

In the story, Alfredo contends with what he wants, and what life offered him. He was, finally given what
he deserves being a man who is not contented with what he has and still desiring the love of Julia. In
the end, he lost the warmth and affection of since it was lost on the side of the women he tried to play
his love wih.

5. Characterization – Dead Stars depicts many battles that a human being is involved depending on
the circumstances and interactions with other human beings. Characters like Alfredo, Julia etc are
fighting not just against the odds fate has put before them but also their circumstances, public and
moral obligations.

ACTIVITY 2

1.What was the mood created by the setting of the story? Describe it clearly to show a clear picture of
the setting.

The mood of the story is elusive, distant, and sad.

“He was not unhappy in his marriage. He felt no rebellion: only the calm of capitulation to what he
recognized as irresistible forces of circumstance and of character. His life had simply ordered itself; no
more struggles, no more stirring up of emotions that got a man nowhere. From his capacity of complete
detachment he derived a strange solace. The essential himself, the himself that had its being in the core
of his thought, would, he reflected, always be free and alone. When claims encroached too insistently,
as sometimes they did, he retreated into the inner fastness, and from that vantage he saw things and
people around him as remote and alien, as incidents that did not matter. At such times did Esperanza
feel baffled and helpless; he was gentle, even tender, but immeasurably far away, beyond her reach.”

It shows that even with the insistence that the character has, he saw things and people from where he
was as remote and alien, as incidents that did not matter. He was immeasurably far away, beyond reach.
This makes the mood elusive, distant, and sad.

2. Why do you think the author entitled this story as Dead Star? Explain your answer. The author
entitled this story as Dead Star, since just like the star which is lifeless, no brilliance, luster, or light, the
relationship that the characters would suppose to have for the star to shine is absent. It was loss and
sadly, it will never be regained.

3.

Dear Julia,

Greetings of peace!
I write to you on this very important occasion when I was introduced to you and since then had this
churning of my biochemical elements in my body.

I simply would like you to know that I consider you a special gift that is within reach and I happen to
discover. I am mesmerized by the optimism of your youth, the beauty of your face and of your
character, and the seeming promise that you hold in your person.

Yet, I also would like to write that the special gift is not for myself, as I am already engaged to get
married with another lovely woman.

May you find joy, love, contentment in your life and I would like to thank you for showing me the real
gift of your person.

I treasure you now, as a friend.

Please come on my wedding.

Sincerely yours,

Your very special friend

Alfredo

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DEAD STARS:

1. Setting - The story happened on several settings.

1.1 Don Julian’s house

1.2 Judge Del Valle’s house

1.3 Don Julian’s house in Tanda

1.4 Calle Real

1.5 Sta. Cruz

2. Plot –

The short story, Dead Stars, is a story of a lawyer by the name of Alfredo Salazar who wants warmth and
compassion, and his affairs. He believes in true love and hopes that he will find happiness in his life. He
falls in love with Esperanza, a strong-willed, impassionate, and a principled woman, and since their
families know each other, they begin a passionate relationship but soon it faces away when he comes
across another woman, Julia, whom he got enamored with.

Both Esperanza and Alfredo have their engagement after three years of romance.

But he meets Julia Salas, the Judge’s sister-in-law, a woman, full of hope,enthusiastic, optimistic and he
got attracted to her.

He begins to get close to her on his visit with his father and starts engaging her in profound
conversations. In his impassioned state, he does not even disclose to Julia of his engagement to another
woman.

Until, one day, he learns that Julia will return to her home town and with the fear of losing her and
afraid of what the future will bring, he decides to confess his true feelings to her.

And so they part ways.

Until one day, when he is sent to an assignment that will lead her near the place of Julia’s home town.
He is nostalgic and his desire for Julia returns. He finds an excuse to meet her yet soon discovered that
things are no longer the same.

Yes, Julia is still single but the warmth and affection that he thought is his was no longer there. She has
become aloof, cold and only then did he accept that his heart is broken.

3. Theme – the story “Dead Stars,”conveys the theme on unfaithfulness and disloyalty and it will
only cause untold grief and suffering if pursued relentlessly.
4. Conflict – Man vs. Circumstances

In the story, Alfredo contends with what he wants, and what life offered him. He was, finally given what
he deserves being a man who is not contented with what he has and still desiring the love of Julia. In
the end, he lost the warmth and affection of since it was lost on the side of the women he tried to play
his love wih.

5. Characterization – Dead Stars depicts many battles that a human being is involved depending on
the circumstances and interactions with other human beings. Characters like Alfredo, Julia etc are
fighting not just against the odds fate has put before them but also their circumstances, public and
moral obligations.

ACTIVITY 2

1.What was the mood created by the setting of the story? Describe it clearly to show a clear picture of
the setting.

The mood of the story is elusive, distant, and sad.

“He was not unhappy in his marriage. He felt no rebellion: only the calm of capitulation to what he
recognized as irresistible forces of circumstance and of character. His life had simply ordered itself; no
more struggles, no more stirring up of emotions that got a man nowhere. From his capacity of complete
detachment he derived a strange solace. The essential himself, the himself that had its being in the core
of his thought, would, he reflected, always be free and alone. When claims encroached too insistently,
as sometimes they did, he retreated into the inner fastness, and from that vantage he saw things and
people around him as remote and alien, as incidents that did not matter. At such times did Esperanza
feel baffled and helpless; he was gentle, even tender, but immeasurably far away, beyond her reach.”

It shows that even with the insistence that the character has, he saw things and people from where he
was as remote and alien, as incidents that did not matter. He was immeasurably far away, beyond reach.
This makes the mood elusive, distant, and sad.

2. Why do you think the author entitled this story as Dead Star? Explain your answer. The author
entitled this story as Dead Star, since just like the star which is lifeless, no brilliance, luster, or light, the
relationship that the characters would suppose to have for the star to shine is absent. It was loss and
sadly, it will never be regained.

3.

Dear Julia,

Greetings of peace!
I write to you on this very important occasion when I was introduced to you and since then had this
churning of my biochemical elements in my body.

I simply would like you to know that I consider you a special gift that is within reach and I happen to
discover. I am mesmerized by the optimism of your youth, the beauty of your face and of your
character, and the seeming promise that you hold in your person.

Yet, I also would like to write that the special gift is not for myself, as I am already engaged to get
married with another lovely woman.

May you find joy, love, contentment in your life and I would like to thank you for showing me the real
gift of your person.

I treasure you now, as a friend.

Please come on my wedding.

Sincerely yours,

Your very special friend

Alfredo