2018.01.01
Good day, reader!
This is my reflection for the short story Dead Stars by Paz Marquez Benitez, for the course 21st Century Literature of the Philippines and the World.
The story revolves around a bachelor over thirty and two women, and how hearts may break as the story progresses.
(MAIN) CHARACTERS THAT COMPOSE THE STORY:
- Alfredo Salazar - a bachelor over 30 years old who is soon to be married.
- Esperanza - Salazar's fiancee.
- Julia Salas - Salazar's love interest whom he just met at a dinner party. Alfredo losing faith in Esperanza will be illustrated below.
- Don Julian - The father of Alfredo Salazar.
- Calixta - The note-carrier of Alfredo and Esperanza.
The story revolves around Alfredo Salazar, a bachelor over thirty, and two women: Esperanza, his fiancée of four years, and a young girl from out-of-town named Julia Salas. As the story goes, the people take it for granted that Alfredo will marry Esperanza, wherein Salazar's taste for Esperanza was deteriorating little-by-little.
He eventually gets attracted to Julia Salas, a woman he just met at a dinner party. He knew that it would not be easy for the people he knows to accept the fact that he has a new interest, and that it would cause a heartbreak.
It was 8 years later when Alfredo went on a business trip to the town where Julia lives. Julia still remained unmarried after those years. Alfredo paid a visit to Julia, whom he has never forgotten, but then realized that he lost all of his attraction for her as compared to 8 years back then. He compares his memory of his love for her to dead stars, whose glow is still visible to earth for years.
Moral: Decide properly and/or responsibly, and don't be fooled by whatever comes past.
I could recount that I knew girls whom I used to have a crush on, and recounting my memories to when I used to like them makes me remember of dead stars too. Even a bonfire put out with water still has embers glowing as the flame dies.
Galing
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