Brianne Goodspeed's essay "Bicycle Love" has a theme of self-discovery through a pilgrimage. She sets off on a journey in France, challenging herself through a language gap and an unknown territory. This results in her discovery show significant self-improvement, as shown through her words at the end of the essay: "I paused for a moment, appreciating her honesty, and then said, 'You're on a pilgrimage'" (149). This stuck out to me because while she is on her own journey, an old man recognized her position on page 143.
Her use of personifying the bicycles was also important in her path to discovering herself. It starts with Huffy, an old bike that has sat in the basement for over twenty years. Her new bike, as she later gives the name Bad Girl, slowly becomes a part of her, making the journey easier as she gains strength.
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