Actors and actresses, celebrities, politicians, etc.: famous people who are being remembered, not just for being who they are but for the influence they did to the world. An example is Michael Jackson, who is known as the famous pop music’s greatest talent, Alan Rickman known for starring as Professor Snape from the famous movie series Harry Potter, and Muhammad Ali; a famous boxer who is called “The Greatest”. Those people aren’t remembered just because he was Michael Jackson, Alan Rickman or Muhammad Ali, they are remembered for doing something worth being remembered for. There are a tons of people who have died and will be forever remembered for the legacy that they left for us people. Being remembered is something everyone wants to achieve,…show more content… He sounded like he had lost his hope and just merely waiting for everything to be done. It wasn’t really said in the essay but with all the dull responses he gave, it hints that he is done with his life. The doctor sensed it to the point where his mind wanders off thinking on how does that patient feel. Like, what was he thinking? “Is he dreaming of having feet again or the time when he was still whole?” The doctor feels pity but he doesn’t show it, because he feels that the last thing the patient need at that moment is pity coming from other people. See yourself years from now and try to put yourself in his position where you had lost all hope and the only thing you’re waiting is for your body to give up, would you want to feel or know that other people pity you just because of your condition? Probably…show more content… I beg to differ by that statement, beauty nor being popular doesn’t define how you will be remembered if you die. It is how you’ve made a great impact to the people around you. I, myself know the feeling of frustration on being in the hospital. Although it’s not that extreme like his illness but just being there doesn’t feel good. Every time you wake up, the first thing you see is the white four corners of the room and the smell of the hospital that makes you vomit. I saw a lot of patients in the hospital, just like the patient from room 542. Them screaming and wailing at night, complaining how they wanted to just stop their misery and die peacefully. Just like the patient from the Richard Selzer’s essay, he isn’t bothered if the nurses thinks that he is crazy or nasty by throwing those plates at the wall, he really intended on leaving that mark so everybody in that hospital would remember him and sure enough they will. Every time the nurses would pass through that room they’ll say, “Oh that was the room of the patient who keeps on throwing the
