Intoxicated by My Illness and Other Writings on Life and Death
What does the catheter come to represent to the author in the nonfiction book, Intoxicated by My Illness and Other Writings on Life and Death?
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The catheter somes to symbolically represents the beginning of what the author refers to as "the diminished self". It represents the impotence that comes with male aging and illness.
My Illness and Other Writings on Life and Death