Mihir Borkar
Mrs. Asselin
Language Arts 6/7
10 March, 2016
Our Valuable Hearts In Brian Doyle’s essay “Joyas Voladoras”, he explains hearts of many different creatures, including us. He talks about how hummingbirds go into torpor and that blue whales have the biggest hearts in the world. At the end of the book, Doyle says our heart is very fragile, and sorrow can cause us to end joy. Doyle's Message is all hearts, big or small are important, so cherish them.
For hummingbirds, the heart is the most important part of them. “...if they do not soon find that which is sweet, their hearts grow cold and they cease to be” (p. 30, l. 23-26). In this, all creatures need this factor of
