What are Stars

Stars are referenced in Billy’s local sermon which wins the heart of Marn, and symbolize the idea that each individual life matters. Billy’s sermon about God and the stars indicates that stars are the eyes of God, and there is a star for each person in the world. This underscores the idea that each individual life matters to God and to events in the world. No one is worthless, and everyone has an impact. This is the case in Pluto, and reinforces Coutts’s belief in free will as being the determining factor in human life. That God pays attention to each individual person means that each person is responsible for his or her own life and therefore, life choices. If everything was fated, God would not be paying attention –He would not need to.