Mathilda In William Carlos Williams The Use Of Force

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By the end of reading the short passage The Use of Force By William Carlos Williams, it was made clear that Mathilda and the doctor were battling against each other. When the doctor first arrived at the house he was polite and patient, “Mathilda, let’s open your mouth and take a look at your throat” (33). He was trying his best to persuade the young girl into opening her mouth to examine her throat for a possible sighting of the deadly disease diphtheria. “Aw, come on, I coaxed, just open your mouth” (33) the polite manner did not charm the girl into opening her mouth, it only aggravated her more. The girl’s parents kept repeating this one phrase “he’s a nice man, he won’t hurt you.” (32-33) When the parents said this it agitated the doctor.

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