Summary Of William Carlos Williams The Discus Thrower

The essence of a good doctor is their ability to love all without discrimination, to have patience, to listen and to understand their patients in order to find an appropriate treatment. William Carlos Williams embodied this essence. To have experience, to have lost himself in the minds of his patients has given William Carlos Williams the ability to love and care for his patients, which is seen throughout his poetry.

As many of us know, life as a physician is hard. Williams explains a time where he “couldn’t keep his eyes open a moment longer.” However, seeing his patient rid the weariness he had felt. Williams states his patient “called for attention, his peculiarities, her reticences or candors.” This demonstrates the physician Williams was, a doctor who was there for his patients regardless of any obstacles.
Williams continues to show his care and commitment to his patients by stating “my business, aside from the mere physical diagnosis, is to make a different sort of diagnosis concerning them as individuals, quite apart from anything for which they see my advice.” What he means is there is more to a patient than just providing a diagnosis. There is a level of care and understanding physicians want to see and have with their patients, a bond that physicians and patients should achieve to obtain. Overall, William Carlos William is intelligent,
He is curious, but I felt he didn’t want to overstep boundaries. He spies on his patients because he wants to see their personality and understand any behaviors that probably wouldn’t be present if he or any other person were there. Selzer examines the patient and understands this patient is terminal ill given by his physical description. He wonders about the patient’s feelings as he is performing the procedure. He cares about his patient, but I think like many physicians, Selzer doesn’t differently than Williams by watching and