“As I moved my chair a little near suddenly with one catlike movement both her hands clawed instinctively for my eyes…”(Williams 1) This quote comes from the short story called “The Use of Force” which shows what doctors have to put up almost every day. William Carlos Williams divided the short story “The Use of Force” into five major parts, but used more emphasis on the conflict, climax, and resolution to make the story more interesting. Most short stories are divided into five major parts. The name of each parts are Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution. Her Exposition is at the base of the mountain or the beginning of the story. This is where the author sets up the story including characters, setting, and main Conflict. (Welty 1) Rising Action occurs as you begin to move throughout the story. This is where conflict start to build up just like when you climb a mountain you are moving further along. (Welty 1) Climax is the turning point of the story. You have reached the top of the mountain and you can 't go any further,you have to turn and go down. This …show more content…
his dread of hurting here made him release her just at critical times when I had almost achieved success, till I wanted to kill him.” (Williams 2) This quote come from the story “ The Use of Force” written by William Carlos Williams. In this quote we can see how the little girl would use or do anything in order to not get checked. By this point of the story the doctor is almost at border line in losing it. every little thing that the girl does is getting to him, even the parents of Mathilda. The doctor tells the father to set the girl on his lap and to not let go no matter what. But the child wouldn’t give up without putting up a fight. As soon as the dad did what he was told the child began to to scream like if she was getting killed. “Don’t, you’re hurting me. Let me go I tell you. Then she shrieked terrifyingly, hysterically. Stop it! Stop it! You’re killing me!” (Williams
She continually moans “Mama, Mama, Mama.” He describes this experience as one of the most terrible things that he’s ever seen. The whole time he yearns to hold her hand and just tell her that it will be okay. However, none of the doctors seem to notice her pain and he himself struggles to make a move until later when he holds her hand and says, “It’s OK, dear, it’s alright”. This experience reminded me of the many complaints that patients sometimes make that some doctors treat patients more as problems or tasks than as real people who need to be cared for not only scientifically but also with humanity. The narrator wonders whether this is treatment of patients is not necessarily intentional but just a result of the sleeplessness, stress, and excessive responsibility on doctors. I agree with the narrator because, its not that doctors don’t are immune to humanity and don’t care about their patients, they are under a lot of pressure and stress which can impede them and cause them to forget that their patients need to be treated with comfort and care. I liked how later when the narrator asked a psychiatrist she said that he would have to “get used to it” but doesn’t have to “become like them”. In essence she reminds him that just because one person acts a specific way he doesn’t have
"The Use of Force--William Carlos Williams (1883-1963)." Classic Short Stories. B&L Associates, Bangor, Maine, U.S.A., 1995-2007. Web. 10 Dec. 2011. .
Mr. Carter enjoys possessing power and being in control. He is used to everyone doing what he wants, without question. As a dentist, he is able to legally exercise this power on a helpless patient. They are at his mercy when they lie sedated on his chair. Mr. Carter comes home early because two patients cancelled their appointments, though the reason for this is not given. After studying the story, it became safe to assume that they cancelled because of the pain that was about to be caused on them by Mr. Carter. As a father, he is able to exercise this power on his little son. Small Simon is under his father's mercy when he cringes underneath the weight of his father's "big, white, dentist's hand." Even Mr. Carter's wife is afraid of his anger. She is unwilling to say anything bad about him, even though she "knows what Big Simon's ideas are.'" Even though Big Simon is not in the room, his power precedes him. Also, Mrs. Carter is not, as the reader would assume, the one to object to the idea of the beating of Small Simon. Betty, not Mrs. Carter, calls out, "Don't!'" before Big Simon says that he will beat Small Simon. Betty, not Mrs. Carter, reacts and rushes up the stairs at the sound of something seeming to "tear the air apart." In addition to this, Mr. Carter shows supremacy over Small Simon by the very fact that he names himself "Big" Simon, and his young son, "Small" Simon. He even goes so far as to say, "I have been longer in the world than you have, so naturally I am older and wiser." In this way, Mr. Carter is establishing supremacy over Small Simon, in his mind.
All stories have three things: the rising action, the climax, and the falling action. Each have their specific purpose within the story. In the text “On the Rainy River” by Tim O’Brien, O’Brien uses the character Elroy Berdahl to shape the climax and falling action of the text.
This “grand gesture” that O’Connor describes could at times be called the climax of the story, but it may not always be so; it may just be the action in the story that takes place that allows the story to stand on its own – a trait that is very important for short stories. O’Connor claimed that without this gesture, the point of the story may fall moot. She believed the grand gesture is one of the most important components in a story, and is what lets the story reach its fully potential.
He threatened her that if she calls the police he will have to come in. Also that he will wait until her family comes home and they will all get it. Regardless of his threats she gained the courage to call for help but she was over come by the fear inside her and was not able to carry out the call. It was at that very moment she thought “I am not going to see my mother again, I’m not going to sleep in my bed again” (Oates 265).
“The police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full time attention to duties which are incumbent on every citizen in the interests of community welfare and existence,” Robert Peel. The use of force for police officers is something I find to be justified and right, because it can possible help save the officers life and any witnesses lives.
Beginning: The doctor is introduced to the sick child and he is really suspicious of her. He thought she had a fever with what she looked like.
Taking place during the diphtheria pandemic, "Use of Force" by William Carlos Williams demonstrates how pride and fear can distort one's sense of rationality which is displayed in the actions of the strong-willed doctor and patient and emphasized by the use of descriptive sensory imagery, lack of punctuation, and an abrasive tone.
The Use of Force, written by William Carlos Williams is a story about a conflicted unnamed doctor using physical force to determine a diagnosis. The question that is brought up is whether or not the doctor’s use of force was one of ethical duty or infuriating violence. The doctor makes it his duty to save the patient, Mathilda as she does not cooperate he makes a choice to go on and use force to open her mouth to determine her diagnosis. The choice of using force isn’t necessarily the questionable part, the motive on using physical force is debatable. The ultimate question that the short story, the Use of Force asks is whether or not the doctor’s motives become one of dutiful compassion or desirable violence.
Reading is an expertise that can educate us, influence us, and indulge us, all at the same time. While reading stories, we lose connection with the world surrounding us allowing our imaginations to grow. The question that arises is, what characteristics contribute to creating a successful short story? The author’s goal is to capture and maintain the reader’s interest throughout the story by using concentrated details, a condensed plot and focusing on a single character. These characteristics will keep the reader fascinated till the closing of the story.
Identify the important turning points of the story. Which would be the climax, the point that determines the outcome?
Ejxenbaum uses much less opinion in his explanation of the differing styles of short fiction and those of novels. The novel is based off a history, or of travels, while the short story, which is generally more fundamental in form, is based off folklore and anecdotes. The short story must be written on the basis of a contradiction or contrast, and carries the weight of the story at the ending. The action of a novel falls before the ending, with a falling action following.
• The Use of Force is about a girl who may have Diphtheria, but refuses to open her mouth to let the doctor look at her throat. After much struggle, emotional and physical, the doctor forces her to open her mouth and it turns out she does indeed have the disease.
D. An exposition is an introduction to a story, where the main characters, the setting, and often the central problem are discussed. Choice (A) is incorrect as this describes a part of the story known as the climax. Choice (B) is incorrect as the conclusion of the story is known as the resolution. Choice (C) is incorrect as these central plot events of the story are referred to as rising action in a story.