The Star

The Star is a short story that raises the issue between science and religion. A group of space explorers from Earth go to explore where a lost civilization once lived. The Jesuit priest is apart of the mission and is startled once they reach the planet. It seems as if a supernova has destroyed a planet of intelligent beings that are exactly like humans. He wonders why God would destroy such a beautiful planet and wonders if the supernova that resulted 1000 years ago was the light seen when Baby Jesus was born.This really makes him wonder about his faith. I believe this is an issue like the Theory Of Evolution that rages between religious people and people who look at life through the Big Bang Theory. I think religious people are very sensitive about this issue and think the Big Bang is a bunch of nonsense and that we were created by God. On the other hand scientists always want to prove their theory correct and keep pushing evolution into their faces. This debate is a strong one and will remain that way until Jesus comes to earth or Scientists find some solid pieces of evidence that back up their theory.

Chapter Summary 1

The main character is Matt Alacran. He is the clone of one of the biggest drug lords in the world El Patron. Matt was harvested from within a cow and was being raised by his caretaker Celia. Matt and Celia live on the Alacran estate and El Patron wanted to keep him a secret for an unknown reason until the kids of the Alacran estate found the shack he was living in. Matt hurts himself trying to see the kids so they took him to their house and got him treated. El Patrons whole family lives in the house including his grandson, great grandson, and his great great grandchildren. El Parton is 140 years old. Once the family realizes he is a clone they mistreat him for a long time until El Patron comes back from the hospital. Once he found out they were mistreating him he was furious and wanted them to treat him like a king and gave him his own bodyguard Tam Lin. Matt is only about 9 years old and El Patron wants a teacher to educate him and learn new skills. Matt is still developing and learning new feelings such as sadness and happiness. The perspective on clones throughout is that most people think they are animals and only used for labor and minimal skilled jobs.