Mathilda In William Carlos Williams The Use Of Force

From the beginning of The Use of Force, the doctor goes in to great detail about the patience it takes as he tries to coax the young girl to open her mouth. When he realizes the futility of his approach, he gives the child an ultimatum of “Will you open it now by yourself or shall we have to open it for you?” which is shown as he steels himself for the upcoming battle. (pg. 58) It is obvious that this doctor is committed to helping the uncooperative child, and his thoughts portray his determination that is untainted by a fear of hurting the girl in order to help her. This is in contrast to the obvious observance of the child’s parents that fear hurting her which impedes the ability to heal her. It is probably a typical portrayal of parents that are so emotional and soft hearted that the doctor sees regularly, but contrasts the assertive actions of the doctor which leads the reader to realize that doing what is best for someone is not synonymous to what

After arriving at the hospital with severe facial and cranial injuries due to a car accident, Pansy Vanneman began to lock herself away within her head in silent, unspoken hopes of escaping the terrible pain that surged throughout her body. She

To make a short story even shorter, this story is about a doctor who was called by a sick child’s parents to come diagnose the young girl. Throughout the story the little girl refuses to let the doctor come anywhere close to examining her. No matter how much the parents try to calm the child down, they seem to make the situation even worse.

Vada feigns dying one night at dinner, her father’s reaction is to ignore her rather than talk to her about what the real issue is. Behavior such as this might be viewed as both a lack of understanding about death as well as an attempt to get attention that is so obviously absent. Vada’s father’s lack of attention to his daughter’s needs is similarly illustrated in the fact that when Vada starts her period, she believes she is haemorrhaging; he has not adequately educated her on the normal bodily changes that are unrelated to death, nor on the subject of death itself.

I wished beyond all reckoning that I could have helped my lady. I am no physician nor am I a healer. I should have sought help earlier, but who was there to talk to. I was too afraid to speak to my King, with his strange behavior and quick temper. I did not know what to do; I was not trained to deal with troubled minds only with troubled sheets.

The most important reason for the justification of the doctor’s use of force is that he has the permission and cooperation of the girl’s parents. It is possible that the girl simply didn’t understand that the doctor was trying to help her. And at that young of an age a child’s parents have authority over matters like this. The mother has her doubts

While the man before her speaks, she examines her surroundings, perplexed by her situation. She tries to digest what the Doctor before her is saying, but due to her confusion, she can only comprehend fragments.

Due to the looks of her face, her brothers would alienate her by calling her “bulldog“(Lawrence 119). With the occurrence of foolish behavior from her brothers, brought foolish behavior with the doctor. As the brothers made it hard for her by isolating and alienating her, they also made it easy for her to be naïve and

He first tries to be accommodating by asking the girl for her name in order to get her to cooperate in opening her mouth, but she does not budge. The doctor assures Mathilda that he has nothing in his hands and that she should open up. “Such a nice man, put in the mother. Look how kind he is to you. Come on, do what he tells you to. He won’t hurt you.” The mother’s helpfulness in assuring the girl that the doctor is trying to help enrages the doctor; as he puts it, “At that I ground my teeth in disgust.” The doctor then shows frustration, “If only they wouldn’t sue use the word ‘Hurt’ I might be able to get somewhere.” (par. 16) Despite this he continues to get his diagnosis. As the doctor reaches again for the girl, she swipes his glasses and the parents light up in embarrassment. They apologize and chastise the girl and assures assure her that he is a nice man. The doctor lashes out to the parents, “For heaven’s sake, I broke in. Don’t call me a nice man to her.” (par. 19) He states to the parents that he is strictly there to check her throat to see if she has diphtheria and that she could die from it. It is apparent at this point that the doctor may not care what the parents and child think of him, just as long as he checks the girls (should it be girl's? I didn't correct you, because I'm not actually sure which is right)

It was a pleasure to attack her” (3-4). Williams compares the forceful throat inspection to having “torn the child apart” while the physician enjoys it. He also states it to be a pleasurable

In the short story the doctor was trying to pry mathilda’s mouth open. May a doctor have more power on whether to lie to his patient’s or to tell them the truth. A physician should respect the patient’s wishes on whether to live or whether to die. “The Use of Force’’ by William Carlos Williams brings up the question if it is ever justifiable for a medical professional to use force.

Mathilda’s behavior mischaracterizes her for she acts immaturely, beyond her age. Despite her actions, she is aware of her surroundings. At her school, there have been outbreaks of diphtheria. Naturally, her parents seek to insure their daughter’s health so they call a doctor to their home. When he arrives, he notices that “the child was fairly eating [him] up with her cold, steady eyes, and no expression to her face whatever. She did not move and seemed, inwardly, quiet; an unusually attractive little thing, and as strong as a heifer in

the story “The Use OF Force”, by William Carlos Williams. Is about a doctor who enter the household of a family in need of helping a sick child. While helping this child the doctor seems to be over aggressive with the child. In the story, the doctor says and does some disturbing things while treating the child which reveals his true self and makes him a reliable reader.

Imagine a small, dull colored room where the windows are closed off and inside lies a single medical bed with pointy silver objects surrounding it. The coldness of the room gives you chills but not because of the temperature. Even more chilling are the internal struggles a woman will have to fight through. Does she want to do this? No, she just feels like it is her only choice. She reluctantly enters the room where she will experience a moment that she will never be able to erase from her mind. For the rest of her life, she will be left wondering if she made the right choice. The doctor disrupts her internal questioning with a casual greeting. He does not smile when he introduces himself and she is glad about this because how twisted it would be to show any sign of joy in a place such as this. She

The description of symptoms and treatments of all the different diseases fascinated her, but she also learned what the doctor’s accusations had meant.