Joyas Voladoras Analysis Essay
In Brian Doyle's essay “Joyas Voladoras” he illuminates the raw reality of the human heart through a series of skillful metaphors. Not only does Doyle provide scientific facts about the hearts of beasts and the hearts of man, he creates an inspiring piece that makes people think about how they live their lives. Doyle skillfully crafts his opinion using alluring figurative language that creates a piece of writing that is not only an essay but a captivating analogy for the intricacy of the heart.
Doyle’s diction dictates the overall tone of each paragraph. When Doyle describes how the hummingbird flies in the first paragraph, his diction aids the reader's image of the birds flight. “... more than three hundred species of them whirring, and zooming and nectaring”. The words he uses to describe the little bird give the reader a feeling of being rushed, much like a
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His descriptions of objects, people and events make the reader's mind travel to the scene, as if they were experiencing it right beside Doyle. The imagery he uses in this piece is what makes the overall metaphor so powerful. In the final paragraph Doyle vividly describes the truth of the human heart, and endless reasons we build a wall around it to protect ourselves. “the words I have something to tell you, a cat with a broken spine dragging itself into the forest to die, the memory of your father’s voice early in the morning echoing from the kitchen where he is making pancakes for his children.” Every reader can see themselves in these heart wrenching moments. This is where the purpose of the piece becomes blaringly apparent. Everyone lives a different life, whether it be fast like the hummingbird or slow like the tortoise. Despite living contrasting ways everyone suffers heartbreak, it's an inherent part of life. Loving will sometimes be painful, life is difficult, we weren't promised any