William Carlos Williams The Use Of Force

Not only is he the most nominated living individual in the history of the Academy Awards (with 49 nominations), but he is also the third most-nominated person in Hollywood History, second only to Metro Goldwyn Mayer (62) Walt Disney (59). In his credentials he holds five Academy Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, 22 Grammy Awards, and 4 Golden Globe Awards. Considering that obtaining a single nomination for any of the aforementioned awards is remarkable in itself, this astounding number is truly

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

Though on the surface, William Carlos Williams' "The Use of Force" is about a doctor checking in on a sick girl, when viewed through a feminist lens, Williams' text clearly displays a case of male dominance over a young girl. Williams starts by referring to the girl as, “an unusually attractive little thing,” (par. 4). This statement begins the near-obsession the doctor feels for the girl. The way he chose to describe the girl was almost sexualizing the obviously naive and young child. The doctor begins his inspection of the girls mouth, and when faced with opposition, he instructs the father to restrain her, “Put her in front of you on your lap, I ordered, and hold both her wrists,” (par. 24). Here, the doctor tells

The sheer complexity of justice, which Gene Luen Yang conveys throughout Boxers and Saints, creates an obscure understanding for when it is truly served. Still, the theme that justice is solely attained by those who show sympathy towards others is perpetually illustrated throughout both novels. Yang demonstrates that one’s compassion is determined by the reader’s sense of justice, which is prevalent if a character dies to save another. Therefore, the answer to the philosophical question, ‘Is justice ever achieved?’, is merely dependent upon the compassion shown by a character, as is the reader’s sense of justice regarding it. Essentially, Yang proves that no matter how one begins their fight, justice is served as long as they end it portraying the greatest act of compassion: saving someone’s life even if it means losing their own.

“A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal”. This quote by Steve Maraboli may be hard to understand, but the Holocaust texts: Night by Elie Wiesel, “A Three Year Old Saves His Mother” by Peter Gorog and “Jakob's Story” by Jakob Blankitny are great examples of where compassion is necessary to fight the despair in heartbreaking situations. In each work, compassion shows up from unexpected sources, helps motivate people to survive, and creates greater unification.

Terry Tempest Williams and Wangari Maathai are both very powerful women who devoted their lives to improving the world one step at a time. Williams, the author of Refuge, is a naturalist, a feminist, and a writer who brings such power into everything she touches. Her passion for change has brought so much goodness into the world. She has beat many obstacles, including her own struggle with herself, which to her is the same fight we have with nature, and finally accepting the outcome; whatever that may be unnatural, or natural, is the secret to life. While we read about what Terry Tempest Williams writes about her mother’s difficulties while struggling with cancer, we also have Wangari Maathai speaking about all the violence she faces in Kenya.

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.

The turning point of the story is when the doctor started to act mean towards the little girl, and thinking to himself how he enjoyed it. The little girl knocking his glasses off and trying to claw at his eyes was probably the final straw for him. All he was trying to do was help her, and all she was doing was making it even more difficult. In my opinion I believe she was the reason he began to enjoy acting mean towards her, so his thoughts could have been and probably were a normal thought of someone who was trying to do their job, and just got stuck with a difficult patient.

In using a first person point of view, Selzer provides a direct link between the narrator and the audience. The thoughts and emotions of the physician/surgeon aren’t filtered through the distance of a third person narrator, instead they are raw and at the moment, as the physician feels them. Selzer begins the passage by explaining why a surgeon would write. A surgeon is so used to such gory things, such as “feeling the slow slide of intestines against the back of his hand”… why would he take the time out his day to write? Selzer describes writing as a form of expression. Writing is a way to “search for some meaning in the ritual of surgery, which is at once murderous, painful, healing, and full of love.” Personally, that line was my favorite in the piece. Surgery has many implications- yes, it can kill and it can cause pain (not only to the patient, but the family of the patient), but at the same time, it is performed so that the patient can heal and suffering can end. In the next paragraph, Selzer emphasizes that point by describing the motive behind surgery. He explains how a surgery isn’t performed with the intention of cutting flesh, repairing a problem, and moving on to the next patient. The

An example of a time when violence results in a successful fight for justice is portrayed in In in the Time of the Butterflies, when Patria goes on a pilgrimage and watches a boy who is part of the rebellion get killed by soldiers. As she comes down the mountain, she says that she “saw the wonder on his young face as the life drained out of him, and thought ‘Oh my god, he’s one of mine!’” (Alvarez 162). As she comes down the mountain, she refers to herself as a “changed woman”, and says that she carries the dead boy with her along with her own child. Patria then joins the rebellion against Trujillo’s dictatorship, and her efforts eventually results in Trujillo’s death and The Dominican Republic becoming a free country. It took this terrible act of violence when the soldiers killed a teenage boy to convince Patria to join the rebellion. The boy’s direct action against the government results in his violent death. However, his sacrifice convinces people, in this case Patria, to truly fight for the injustices in society, which ultimately results in the justice in society. Even though taking direct action can cause violence from the oppressor, it is this violence that convinces people to fight for their rights. Similarly, violence results in resistance and eventually social justice in Antigone. In Antigone, Haimon tells his father about the effect of his proclamation to kill the princess

From the story, William depicts the difficulties that people have towards separating their emotions and standards. The doctor’s behavior towards the girl and the young patient’s reaction emphasizes the subject of this discussion. However, the use of ethos, the narrator portrays his character as a credible doctor in the story. The character of both the patient and the doctor reveal a plausible issue comparable in real life. During this period there is and epidemic of diphtheria, which worsens the situation forcing the doctor to take aggressive measures in treating his patient. Revealed through his words, the doctor first tries kindness; “Awe, come on, I coaxed, just open your mouth wide and let me take a look.” (Williams, 1984) However, the reaction from the girl is repulsive, forcing the doctor to be firm. The young girl’s character shows the conflict of her role as a patient and that of her personality. This is revealed by the fact the she is spoiled and

In “The Use of Force” by William Carlos Williams, a doctor is called to the house of a very sick girl. When checking out the girl he runs into some conflicts and then he realizes there is a darker side to his character. Many authors of literature often compare their characters to animals or objects. In Williams Carlos Williams story, he characterizes the doctor and girl as a predator/prey relationship. Their relationships are best characterized by the doctor choking the girl with the silver spoon, the girl chewing up the tongue depressor, and when she attacked the doctor at the end of the story.

Benjamin begins the "Critique of Violence" with an analysis of two opposing arguments, axiomatically consistent in themselves; however, Benjamin demonstrates, by examining theses dominant positions in parallel, that both have irreconcilable aporia, each of which is revealed by the other. The "natural law" tradition, which is predicated upon the claim that there is a transhistorical "good" toward which human action can and should comport itself, finds the justification for the use of violence in whether it is deployed for the sake of these "just ends." The natural law argument is based upon the assumption that just means are simply those that correspond to just ends. On the other hand, "positive law" is predicated on the claim that the "good" is relative and is, therefore, unable to legitimize violence based on the justness of its ends. Positive law instead looks to the means themselves for the

The doctor-patient relationship always has been and will remain an essential basis of care, in which high quality information is gathered and procedures are made as well as provided. This relationship is a critical foundation to medical ethics that all doctors should attempt to follow and live by. Patients must also have confidence in their physicians to trust the solutions and work around created to counter act certain illnesses and disease. Doctor-patient relationships can directly be observed in both the stories and poems of Dr. William Carlos Williams as well as in the clinical tales of Dr. Oliver Sacks. Both of these doctors have very similar and diverse relationships with multiple patients

Today’s world is made up of an image of doctors who are supposed to help you in every way possible to treat whatever the problem is that you have. As a reader the things that the doctor says gives an uncomfortable feeling. For example, while the doctor is trying to perform on the child he says “You’re old enough to understand what I’m saying. Will you open it now by yourself or shall we have to open it up for you?”. As the reader, this is the first thing that would make for an uncomfortable feeling. Although her projected illness could be one that is life threatening, she still is a child and saying things like “or shall we have to open it for you” just totally ignores that, and other techniques can be taken to get her to coo operate. He goes on to say, “After all, I had already fallen in love with the savage brat”. Such words are making the reader look at him in a truly uncomfortable way because now he is not even looking at her as a child anymore in her mind she is a savage brat. The meaning of a savage is to be fierce, violent and uncontrolled. The meaning of a brat is a spoiled, annoying, and