William Carlos Williams The Use Of Force

The author, William Carlos Williams’s stance on the idea of using force to obtain goals is that it is necessary as long as the result is beneficial. This concept is supported by his story “The Use of Force,” as he presents a dreary tone then one of amazement after using force, the negative imagery of the child when he sees her for the first time, and the positive diction that Williams uses when describing the actions of the the doctor. When the doctor arrives at the family’s house, he describes the house negatively, causing the payoff of seeing the tonsils seemingly more significant. As the mother is walking through the house, she tells the doctor, “You must excuse us, doctor, we have her in the kitchen where it is warm. It is very damp here

The doctor states that, “The child was fairly eating me up with her cold, steady eyes, and no expression to her face whatever. She did not move and seemed, inwardly, quiet; an unusually attractive little thing, and as strong as a heifer in appearance” (Williams 1). The diction presented when the doctor meets the child, “cold,” “no expression,” and “inwardly” makes the situation feel more tense and frightening compared to if the author had stated that, the child stared blankly and did not speak, as she was frightened by the doctor. Including Williams’s diction then causes the reader to feel as if though AAA In addition, the actions of the doctor are described by the family as being respectful and his actions are never described as being unjust by the family or the doctor making the doctor’s action of using force seem acceptable. The mother told her child, “Such a nice man… Look how kind he is to