One of the themes that is dominant in Richard Selzer’s “The Consultation” is cancer.The story shows how both the doctor and the prostitute react to cancer; the reactions to cancer can be analyzed psychoanalytically. A doctor’s long experience in...

In Richard Selzer’s “Whither Thou Goest”, Sam’s organs ,“The kidney, liver, lungs, cornea and heart”, are donated to seven people after his death. His widow, Hannah Owen, finds it difficult to come to terms with the fact that her husband is alive...

In Richard Selzer’s “Imelda”, Dr. Franciscus guarantees Imelda that he will repair her cleft the following day. Unfortunately, she succumbs to “Malignant hyperthermia” before he fixes her cleft. The aftermath of Imelda’s death gives Richard Selzer...