Finally, Tristran learns that the star isn’t a ball of gas or a rock—it’s a person. Thus, when he captures the star with the chain, he’s chaining a fellow human being against her will, something that at this point he doesn’t seem to recognize as morally repugnant. His focus on Victoria blinds him to the implications of his behavior and the effects that it has on the star. The star is clearly having a difficult time due to her painful fall and the fact that she, like Tristran, has suddenly tumbled into a brand-new world. But for now, Tristran doesn’t see their similarities—or indeed, humanize the star at all.