Brian Doyle is the author of the book The Wet Engine which contains the short story “Joyas Voladoras”. Which is a passage that uses metaphors and imagery to capture the significance of a vulnerable heart. This is a special symbol to Doyle because his son was born with three chambers in his heart. In “Joyas Voladoras,” Brian Doyle suggests that people’s vulnerability can have an impact on the quality of their life.
Brian Doyle uses the example of hummingbirds to illustrate that leaving oneself open to harm can lead to a more enjoyable life. In this story, the hummingbirds live a fast and adventure-filled life. Doyle explains the hummingbirds’ way of life by describing their strong hearts that never stop working- beating ten times per second. While acknowledging the number of heartbeats that each creature has. Doyle states, “You can spend them slowly, like a tortoise and live to be two hundred years old, or spend them fast, like a hummingbird, and live to be two years
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The blue whales are described as the creatures with the largest hearts. While young, they live in a pack with many others, but as they grow older, they depart the group with a partner. In “Joyas Voladoras,” Doyle states that “the animals with the largest hearts in the world generally travel in pairs” (Doyle). Whales may easily feel like they can be independent; however, they choose instead to open themselves up to one partner. From the passage, it can be concluded that the whales choose a partner to ensure they have someone to rely on and cherish life's unexpected moments with. As whales partner off, they get to experience different aspects of life with their significant other. By letting someone into one's life- something that is only possible with a vulnerable heart- its quality can be improved because it helps decrease one's