Essays on The Use of Force

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…

William Carlos Williams was born in Rutherford, New Jersey in 1883. While he was a a student attending high school, Williams started his writing career as a poet. Williams continued his studies at University of Pennsylvania where he continued to write poetry and receive a Medical Degree. Some of Williams most popular works include “Kora in Hell," "Spring and All," "Use of Force" and many other poems. The Use of Force is a short story about a doctor's encounter of…

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…

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.…