Love Confronts Practicality

The Sun is Also a Star

Natasha and Daniel’s competing beliefs about risk, passion, and responsibility turn attraction into an argument over what makes a life worth choosing.

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Different Career Choices Different Career Choices from "The Sun is Also a Star". Passion Versus Security Daniel’s Uncertainty Daniel admits he does not know whether he wants to become a doctor.

Different Career Choices from "The Sun is Also a Star". Passion Versus Security Daniel’s Uncertainty Daniel admits he does not know whether he wants to become a doctor.

Passion Versus Security Daniel’s Uncertainty Daniel admits he does not know whether he wants to become a doctor. Natasha’s Practicality Natasha has researched a growing field and chooses data science because it suits her, distrusting dreams that may fail.

The Poem Argument The Poem Argument from "The Sun is Also a Star". What Counts as a Dream Daniel’s Defense Daniel argues that people should make ambitious lives rather than settle automatically for practical work.

The Poem Argument from "The Sun is Also a Star". What Counts as a Dream Daniel’s Defense Daniel argues that people should make ambitious lives rather than settle automatically for practical work.

What Counts as a Dream Daniel’s Defense Daniel argues that people should make ambitious lives rather than settle automatically for practical work. Natasha’s Counterargument She points to the many people whose artistic dreams do not provide a living, drawing on Samuel’s disappointments.

Meant to Be Meant to Be from "The Sun is Also a Star". A Claim Too Soon Daniel’s Certainty Daniel reads their connection as proof that they are meant to be.

Meant to Be from "The Sun is Also a Star". A Claim Too Soon Daniel’s Certainty Daniel reads their connection as proof that they are meant to be.

A Claim Too Soon Daniel’s Certainty Daniel reads their connection as proof that they are meant to be. Natasha’s Resistance She fears that his certainty overlooks her deportation and makes his feelings more important than her immediate reality.

The Breakup in the Park The Breakup in the Park from "The Sun is Also a Star". The Argument Escalates Hidden Deadline Revealed Natasha tells Daniel that she will leave the United States that night.

The Breakup in the Park from "The Sun is Also a Star". The Argument Escalates Hidden Deadline Revealed Natasha tells Daniel that she will leave the United States that night.

The Argument Escalates Hidden Deadline Revealed Natasha tells Daniel that she will leave the United States that night. Mutual Accusations They accuse one another of selfishness, naïveté, and fear, using their different views of dreams to express the pain of impending loss.

Practicality Reversed Practicality Reversed from "The Sun is Also a Star". A Changed View Naming a Different Future Natasha tells Daniel he should not become a doctor and admits she may want to pursue something with greater passion.

Practicality Reversed from "The Sun is Also a Star". A Changed View Naming a Different Future Natasha tells Daniel he should not become a doctor and admits she may want to pursue something with greater passion.

A Changed View Naming a Different Future Natasha tells Daniel he should not become a doctor and admits she may want to pursue something with greater passion. Choice Remains Costly They recognize that one day has altered their ideas without removing the limits imposed by law and distance.

late morning, while the pair walk toward Natasha’s appointment

midday, as they discuss their futures

early afternoon, after their first kiss

early afternoon, outside Central Park

the final cab ride to the airport