The Use Of Force Short Story

The Use of Force, a short story, by William Carlos Williams depicts one of many complications that doctors face everyday while on the job. A pediatric doctor that had been in practice for years was soon going to come across a very difficult patient that was not going to make his job any easier. This short story primarily focuses on a conflict and climax in which a patient is injured during the process due to the doctor’s maltreatment. Because the majority of the story is revolved around the conflict, the climax becomes that much more suspense. With the events that happen during the conflict, the audience is soon hooked and is left wondering what is going to happen next. To begin, the main characters of the story are Doctor Olson …show more content…
Doctor Olson quickly becomes very agitated and is not going to give up until he gets the throat culture. Because of the ongoing conflict, the climax quickly approaches and demonstrates the severity of the situation. Within minutes the doctor has just about had it with the patient. He is at his breaking point and has decided to use all that he had to get the child’s mouth open. By using a metal tongue depressor he vigorously sticks it down her throat until she begins to gag and to his amusement bleeds profusely. The actions of a doctor should not be to cause harm to his patients, instead they are supposed to be the ones who are there to comfort them in a time of need and …show more content…
At this point in the story the reader is on the edge. The climax continues to rise until the patient is able to break free from the arms that were keeping her tied down. The climax of The Use of Force has obligated the audience to assume that the doctor was intentionally trying to harm the patient to presume his authority. As a doctor there are going to be times where patients are not going to be as cooperative as others. Maintaining a professional and calm state is the only way that is going to allow a successful diagnosis. Olson starts his visit with a very calm tone, however his frustration elevates and results in a violence attack. Examining this story further shows that Olson does not seem to be the right person that should be accessing patients because he shows signs of a short temper and one who will not stop until he gets what he wants. Throughout the story the conflict and climax hooked the audience and kept the reader perplexed in the actions that were brought