The Use of Force

Trista, Joe , Patty , Claire

Plot

The story takes place in a poor family. When the doctor receives the notice and invites the new patient, he first meets the startled-looking mother and is led to the kitchen, where is the only warm place in the house. The child was cold, quite, has no expression to her face. From her flushing face and rapidly breath, the doctor knows that she has a high fever.

The doctor begins the diagnosis as usual. In order to make sure whether the child suffers from diphtheria, the doctor needs to take a look at her throat. However, the child refuses to let the doctor take a look. She screams, struggles, and does everything that can stop the doctor from diagnosing. They tried for a long time. Although the parents don’t trust him, the doctor tries his best. The doctor is worried about the sickness. At last, the doctor uses force to make the child open her mouth and finds out the real disease.

Analysis of the main character

The doctor’s behavior towards the girl and t

his young patient's reaction emphasize the difficulties people have separating emotions and standards.

Olson – she didn’t want to open her month. Her mother- “Aren’t you ashamed?” William Carlos - “Look what you’ve done. Th

e nice man… ”

Point of view - First person

Language - This story use English and medical nouns to write.

The force and the doctor he made no secret in the text of the written practice patients and their families unable to obtain the cooperation of the frustration suffered. No matter, he needed to express his professional manner.

Symbol and theme

Features of the story

There are some features in the story. First, there is no any quote in their dialogue. Therefore we difficult to understand who is speaking or it is an act or convocation.

Second, some grammars in sentences are uncompleted; in order to express the family is poor. For example, Nothing doing. 一動也不動 ground my teeth in disgust - 咬牙切齒

Our reactions about this story

Using force is not always wrong or illegal. In the story, the doctor uses force to make himself be able to diagnose the little girl and give her the treatment to save her from dying result from the serious disease. There is nothing that is definitely right or definitely wrong. And her parents love their child, because they are poor and still spend money to find a doctor and when doctor came, Olson sat on her father’s lap.