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The Vulnerabilities Of The Heart In Joyas Voladoras By Brian Doyle
Canadian writer, Brian Doyle wrote The Wet Engine in 2005, which is a series of short stories. One of the short stories, “Joyas Voladoras” is about several different organisms and their hearts. Doyle talks about the hummingbird, whale, other mammals and the human heart. Throughout the story, the author portrays that the people and the heart are vulnerable. After Doyle articulates that all the organisms are united by the heart, Doyle continues to expose that the vulnerabilities of the heart is based on the events experienced in the life of an organism with a heart. Afterward, Doyle established the connection with all living beings, he begins to describe the bonds by stating, “We all churn inside.” (Doyle). The churning representing the internal

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