The Imaginary Invalid

How is Argan's selfishness in choosing a husband for his daughter connected to his imaginary illness in The Imaginary Invalid?

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Argan's hypochondria makes him preoccupied with his own health to the point of putting his own well being ahead of his daughters happiness. By choosing a doctor to be his son-in-law, without any thought for his daughter, Argan, demonstrates that his illness causes him to think only of himself.

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The Imaginary Invalid