Reaction:Use of Force

“Use of Force” by William Carlos Williams is a short story in which a doctor goes to a house to check on a little girl. The girl is afraid of doctors so she refuses to open her mouth so the doctor can check her throat since there were already been some cases of diphtheria. The doctor at first was nice and then when the girl persisted he used force so that she open her mouth. She even bleed. When reading this I was shock to see how can some doctors be so cruel to little children when are they are is afraid. Like in one part of the story he think that maybe he should go away and come back later when the girl has calmed but he insisted even though the girl was getting hurt. Because of this is that children are afraid. They are only afraid and the doctor has to find a way so that that fear goes away. How can a child not be afraid when something like in the story can happen to them? I will be afraid. For children forget about their fears we have to be understanding and thoughtful. For example, one time on the news I heard a story in which the parents every time their son did something bad they will tell him “I you do not behave we will take you to the dentist.” So the son behave. However it came the time of year when he had his dentist checkup and the boy was so afraid that he started to scream and cry, the dentist continue with his work, when he suddenly stop crying and yelling and it was because he had have a heart attack because of the fear. Parents should not threat their children with doctors since a situation like this can happen. Parents and doctors like I said before should be thoughtful and careful when taking their children to the doctor’s office since any little comment can cause them terrible fear. Another thing is to be understanding when children are afraid and try to calm them down. In conclusion doctors and parents should not use force since it will only cause more pain to the child.