g the things he talked about. Whenever his cancer worsened and he was actively facing death, he rearranged his life's priorities and became more thoughtful, compassionate, wiser. When, on the other hand, when he was in remission, he was guided as he put it, by his pecker and grew noticeably more coarse and shallow. (77)" Here the psychologist is noting that when the physical components of Carlos's cancer are not readily apparent, he goes into denial about his death, he tries to forget about it. Conversely, when the cancer shows itself in a physical way, he accepts his mortality, and does what Kubler -Ross says people who realize their own mortality should do, take the time to grow and to touch people and leave your mark on people. This brings us to his fascination with women, and his desire to marry and have sex with all the women he possibly can. This is part of his defense system, part of his denial. By being so superficial with other people's emotions, it detaches him from the idea that he is going to die, and that it is inevitable that he will not live for more than a couple of years. This defense system works in a very curious way. In all cases Carlos knows that he is going to die soon, however being detached from this idea, being in denial, are ways in which he can justify his being so insensitive and so shallow. Since his cancer is not actively showing itself he knows he has a little time before he is actually going to die, so he takes advantage by trying to satisfy all of his impulses, including those related to sex. When the cancer shows itself again, he knows that this time may very well be the end, and that he will never see another "healthy period", so he becomes more caring and more thoughtful. He goes back and forth between the two extremes, depending on how the physical aspects of his cancer are developing. Kubler-Ross states that once we are aware of our death and of the lasting impressions we make on a vast majority of...