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Use Of Force

Nobody Is Perfect
“The Use of Force,” I believe, retells a story we can all relate to: restraining oneself from circumstances that can truly test our principles. The story is told through the eyes of a doctor who is trying to diagnose a screaming, kicking, rebelling child. This child, a beautiful blonde girl, puts up full restraint in order to make sure her secret is kept hidden. She is sick, has a sore throat, and is showing signs of the fatal disease diphtheria, but she does not want anyone to know, due to her fear of the doctor and the diagnosis. The way the parents handle the little girl and the way the little girl wills herself to hide the fact that she is sick, truly test the doctor’s restraint in the most difficult way. There is a moment when this thought actually occurs inside the doctor’s mind: “I could have torn the child apart in my own fury and enjoyed it” (para. 31). That is the pivotal moment in the story when the doctor’s mind crosses such an......


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