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
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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
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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
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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 to
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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
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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
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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
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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
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officers have the authority to use force to ensure that laws are upheld and public safety and security maintained. The granting of that authority carries with it an expectation that the individual police officers and their law enforcement organizations will be openly and publicly accountable for any use of force. Police use of force is officially sanctioned‚ but questions remain. What is a reasonable use of force? Why and under what circumstances is one type of force chosen over another? What standards
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The Use of Force The Wichita Police Department’s policy and procedures on the use of force for its employees takes every measure of precautionary to ensure that the best method of force is used in making a lawful arrest. These policies and procedures go into great detail to inform officers when the use of force is necessary and how much force is needed. An officer of the WPD is justified in using force as long as they believe it to be necessary to effect the arrest and to defend one’s self or another
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