The Use of Force The point of view in the story “The Use of Force” is in first person narrative. This conveys inner the inner thoughts of the narrator as the doctor. The doctor is a reliable narrator and an observer. I feel that his personality is brought out in the doctor. So the doctors thoughts and behaviors are a reflection of the authors. As for the setting it takes place at a family’s home. I think it takes place somewhere in the early 1900’s. I think it would make a difference to the story
Premium Narrative Narrator Unreliable narrator
Plot Analysis of the Story Everyday Use The story Everyday Use is told by Mama who can be described as a tough-boned woman with rough hands like those of a man. The woman has lived and enjoyed a farming life upcountry. After years of hard work‚ she lives in a tin-roofed house with a clay yard located in a cow pasture. The author does not tell us the geographical area of the story but a good analysis shows that it takes place in Georgia. Mama anticipates that in the coming few days Maggie will get
Premium Personal life 2003 in film A Story
In the story‚ “The Use of Force” written by William Carlos Williams‚ a doctor is summoned to a family’s household for a sick child named Mathilda. She is said to have and show signs of Diphtheria‚ but she fights to hide it. In order to treat Mathilda‚ the doctor needs to get a throat culture forcefully. She attacked the doctor once causing his frustration and determination to increase. When he does‚ the doctor has a sense of relief but Mathilda feels violation. The doctor’s use of force is similar
Premium Abuse Family Child abuse
"Chasing Amy". Alyssa gives her definition of a love story. You wanna hear about love? Oh‚ I’ll tell you about love...the story. The original love story....My mother’s uncle. He was a millionaire....All through high school‚ he dated this one girl. They were inseparable. And when they graduated‚ she went off to Carnegie Mellon....So he stays in the hometown‚ and they begin their long-distance relationship. The plan is‚ on the third Sunday of every month‚ he’ll train out‚ spend a week‚ then
Premium English-language films 2007 films Plot
The Use of Force‚ a short story by William Carlos Williams published in 1938 depicts the story of two characters in confrontation. The narrative implies the severity of a situation when social roles and personal impulses intertwine. Remaining polite‚ patient and understanding isn’t solely for the doctor’s office; it’s a way of life. The Use of Force‚ a short story by William Carlos Williams published in 1938 depicts the story of two characters in confrontation. The narrative implies the severity
Premium William Carlos Williams Role Fiction
Matt Ennis 10/3/10 The Use of Force A physician is summoned to make a housecall on a family with who he has had no prior contact. He quickly sizes up the situation: the household is poor but clean; the patient is a female child whose parents are nervously concerned‚ dependent on‚ yet skeptical of the doctor. The child ’s beauty and piercing stare make an immediate impression on him. Concerned that diphtheria may be the cause of illness‚ he uses his customary professional manner
Premium Doctor Physician Doctor Who
The Use of Force "The Use of Force" is a short story by the American author William Carlos Williams first published 1938. The story is narrated in first person by a doctor‚ who is answering a house visit to see a sick girl. Fearing that she may have diphtheria‚ the doctor decides to check her throat. However‚ she refuses to open her mouth and the doctor uses force to restrain her and examine her throat with a spoon‚ which makes the girl very mad. The doctor finds that‚ against her own self-interest
Premium Debut albums English-language films 2007 singles
officers have is their power to decide when to use force or when to use lethal force. Manning (1997) argues that it is generally accepted that police should be allowed to use force. He also explains that there are an uncertain amount people who agree on as to what constitutes excessive force. The line between what is necessary and what is extreme is very thin and hard to see. Use of force is no doubt one of the most important aspects in policing and force should also be used with great discretion. The
Premium Police
In 1938‚ William Carlos Williams wrote a short story called The Use of Force. The doctor is summoned to a family’s home to check on the welfare of a child‚ Mathilda‚ who has been sick for a few days. The family does not trust the doctor‚ as they are watching him closely‚ and have never called one before. The family is immensely worried about Mathilda’s health. There has been a deathly disease in the community making everyone in the room is tense if fear of her having it. The reader can feel the tension
Premium
The doctor in "The Use of Force" is very unprofessional. He describes the patient in a very infatuated way. The doctor also abhors the way the parents of the patient referred to him. And the doctor treats the patient aggressively. From the moment the doctor enters the house. He introduces the girl to us in an infatuated sense. He saw her as a "very attractive little thing" and he described her to have "magnificent blonde hair one of those picture children often reproduced in advertising
Premium Physician Patient Doctor