Comparing Sunday In The Park By Bel Kaufman And The Use Of Force

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Between the two short stories, “Sunday in the Park” by Bel Kaufman and “The Use of Force” by William Carlos Williams, both have similar themes of fear. However, both characters from each story expresses their fear differently. The character in the “Sunday in the Park” fears of getting into a fight with man and the character in “The Use of Force” fears of knowing what it is in her throat. “Sunday in the Park” is a short story in which Morton, the main character who is the father of the son of Larry, ended the throwing sand in the sandbox brawl by walking away. “The Use of Force is another short story in which the narrator is focused on the girl. The girl is forced by the doctor to open her mouth because she may have diphtheria, but she refuses