A Use of Force; A work in progress.
When reading the short story 'A Use of Force' I immediately decided that I had to re-read it. In my opinion there are a lot of questions that where left unanswered. I can't say it was my favorite short story, however I must admits that it does have its moments.
In the story we se the development of various themes. Such as family dynamics, a doctors patience when dealing with small children, patience in general and in my opinion the 'abuse' that could sometimes build up. When exploring family dynamics we see the father, the mother and the girl; we see how the mother and father try to restraint the girl and help the doctor at first but as they start to lose their patience their small semblance of composure fails them. I think this more related to the mother to the point where the husband asks her to wait outside while stays to help the doctor. The doctor at first was demonstrating patience and understanding towards the girl because of the fact that he probably understood how scary it must've been for her to have q doctor come to her house to try to diagnose her with a possibly fatal illness but after the child becomes violent and acts savagely he starts to employ force to make the child submissive so that he can continue with his diagnosis... As the child turns more violent, all in the room start to use force to try to subdue her. In modern medicine we do have to see how this can be labeled as child abuse. However does the end justify the means?
Are we supposed to be subservient to whatever method the doctor would want to use to diagnose you? Should we use force to both evade getting diagnosed and to help a doctor diagnose someone we love?
Regards, I appreciate the questions at the end of the post because it made me think a little bit after reading. I now wonder what are your answers to those questions. Have a nice day!
ReplyDeleteHello Crystal! No I don't think we should just accepted whatever method the doctor wants to apply... if I fear I have a fractured leg he shouldn't have to cut me open just to make sure.
DeleteI totally agree. I believe that we shall ask and be aware of what the doctor is doing since most doctors abuse of them power in a horrible way.
ReplyDeleteTo answer your questions: No, we shouldn't blindly follow what the doctor says. That is why you have the option to stop any process before it starts, meaning that you are asked whether or not you want to continue. Also, you can always ask what the process consists of. The answer for the second one is that it would be necessary depending on the situation
ReplyDeleteDid the child have the option to stop the process before it started? No? Could she ask what it consisted of? No? Did the adults even give her that option? No?
DeleteJust think about that.
This questions at the end really left me thinking. I see it more as a "double moral" thing, at least in comparison. I insist that the violence wasn't anyway. It as the child's health, its her decision.
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