ABSTRACT

This chapter discusses the case of Watt, who was in doubt as to whether he was gay or straight and hoped that psychoanalysis would provide the answer. He thought at first that I would see through to the truth of his inner nature much as a radiologist sees through the body to bone. Of course, I had no idea whether Watt was gay or straight-how could I know?—and I wondered why he thought I should, and why he didn't know himself.