"The Use of Force" by William Carlos Williams is a confrontation between a doctor and his young patient. The story is told by the doctor. The doctor's use of force with his young patient raises the question of whether the doctor is the protagonist, the antagonist, or both. We will examine the story by examining the psychological approach of the doctor and Mathilda, the sick patient. The biggest conflict in this story is that the doctor needs to examine the patient, who is a little girl, but the patient won't. leave it. The doctor seems to be ordinary and performing an ordinary duty, he comes to examine the sick patient. But we know there is more to the story than his thoughts. Before delving deeper into the story, we must analyze the doctor and Mathilda, the sick patient. As we know, Mathilda is a young girl who is sick and suffering from diphtheria. She looks at the doctor with "her eyes cold and steady, and no expression on her face." (628-631) This could be an example of his distrust of people or his instinct towards the doctor. She is stubborn and rebellious. She won't...