'The Use Of Force' By William Carlos Williams

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Force has been used in many wuhuj8ays but many people either abuse it or know when to use it. In “The Use of Force” by William Carlos Williams, the author characterizes how the doctor uses force on a sick girl who refuses to be evaluated. William Carlos William uses theme, characterization, and characteristics to define, describe, and identify each char7-pp;acter in the story. The theme in the story was a dark and suspenseful place. Not in a way to where things would be scary or anything but in a way where you wouldn't know what was going to happen next. A couple calls on a doctor to have their little girl checked because she seemed to have came down with something. As he arrives to the place, he himself was being checked on making it seem

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