“Joyas Voladoras” by Brian Doyle is an essay about human and animal hearts and how they are alike. The main point of the story is that every living beings’ heart large or tiny provides both physical and emotional capabilities, and so we should not destroy them. During the essay Doyle described the different physical capabilities of animals. He first talked about how hummingbirds have small but strong hearts that make them have “superpowers” but also give them negative consequences such as a short lifespan and frequent heart attacks. He then compared the blue whales with their giant hearts that slowly push them through the water and don’t use much power. By this he shows that size does not matter for physical strength. In the essay Doyle