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The Use of Force
Original title The Use of Force
Author William Carlos Williams
Genre Short Story
Language English
Characters The Doctor And The Little Girl
Published 1938
ISBN 811201527
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The Use of Force is a short story by William Carlos Williams. The story is about a doctor who is called to a home to treat a sick child. The child, a girl, is resistant to the doctor’s attempts to examine her. The doctor becomes increasingly frustrated and eventually uses force to subdue the child. The story ends with the doctor reflecting on his use of force and whether or not it was justified.

  • 1The Justified Use of Force and the Constant Battle in the American Society
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    The idea of use of force has been a constant battle in society to what is considered justified or not. Over time the standards for justifiable use of force have been changed. The U.S Supreme Court has further defined the reasonableness standard for all states in Graham v. Connor. This 1989 landmark case mandated that the determination of objective reasonableness must be judged from the perspective of the officer on the scene, allowing for the fact that force situations often…
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  • 2Points of View and Themes in the Works “Use of Force” and “Visit to a Charitable Organization”
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    Point of view allows the reader to observe the thoughts of the characters. When a story is told in the first person, the reader is immersed in the narrator's head and hears what he or she is thinking and feeling. The third person omniscient allows the reader, in a sense, to play God and hear the thoughts of all the characters. These different approaches to the thoughts of the characters evoke different feelings in the reader. The theme of the…
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  • 3A Literary Analysis of Use of Force by William Carlos Williams
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    Characterization is one of the most important tools in a writer's repertoire of literary devices. It is used as a means of conveying theme, mood, tone, and bringing the reader closer to the characters, demonstrating humanity or lack thereof. In the book The Use of Force by William Carlos Williams, the basic emotions, underlying motivations, and regression from civilized to uncivilized human behavior are illustrated in the main characters as they develop, are characterized, and are revealed to the reader.…
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