The use of force

           This short story written by William Carlos William is exactly what the title implies, a study of the use of force through the eyes of the one using it. this title seems  to be picked word by word. Force implies some kind of extra effort, maybe even violence, but the word use implies that it had a purpose, a reason behind it all. this title does not lean to one side or the other, this side being that the use of force was justified and for greater good or was just a violent act with no justification.

        The one applying the force is an unnamed doctor who visits a new patient, Mathilda Olson. He fears that she might suffer of a disease called diphtheria. at a certain point, he needs to check Mathilda's mouth, but the girl refuses. The story, from that pint forward just keeps escalating in intensity, its a really captivating plot. but maybe it escalates too much.

        As the struggle keeps building, we start to hear some freaky and weird, almost creepy thoughts from the doctor. he states that he finds the girl attractive, then he implies he enjoys the struggle and that he is liking the act he's committing. I'm pretty sure this are the top reasons we start to lean more to the violent side. she starts bleeding at some point and he keeps going.

        In the end the doctor finds what he was looking for to confirm his initial diagnosis, and it is then when most of us lean back to the " he did something good" side. I like the short story because there is no way someone on planet earth that reeds the story does something else than start a debate on their mind about rather the doctors actions are justified or not.