Dealing with death and dying is not something that is supposed to be fun or enjoyable. It is, however, an inevitable part of life. Death of natural causes is not something that can be controlled by anyone, but it is important for people to be with those that are dying. Whether it be family and/or friends of the patient, it is very important for the patient to feel loved and, most of all, not alone. It is also important that the opinions and thoughts of the patient be taken into consideration. In dealing with death, there are many emotions that are felt by both the ill loved one and the on-lookers.
             One of the emotions linked with dying is a feeling of anger. Those who are ill are not the only ones that may experience these feelings of anger. As Kubler-Ross discussed in her passage, the child whose mother has passed may be angry at her mother because he, the child, feels his mother has deserted him. (pg 439) It is a form of displaced anger. It is obviously not the mother's fault but the child sees it to be the logical answer. The patient, on the other hand, may feel anger towards God for making him/her sick or even towards the doctors for not being able to provide a cure for them.
             In Richard Selzer's passage "The Discus Thrower", the patient throws a plate of scrambled eggs at the wall on a daily basis. (pg 290) His actions raise many questions. Why does he throw the plate? Is it because he is angry? If he is angry, why does he feel this way? Is he angry because he is legless and dying? Or is he angry because he is all alone in the hospital?
             The nurse in Selzer's passage displays distaste for her legless patient. The man seems to annoy her as he throws his breakfast, yet she shows no compassion towards him. He lies in his undecorated room, free of clutter from get-well messages from family members. The only contact he has with people is when the aide brings him his food and the occasional pa...