In "A Use of Force" we see the theme of violence. I think we all have violence in us, some people show it and others hide it. Since the beginning of time this has been present and probably will always be. In this short story, a little girl is sick and the parents get a doctor to diagnose her. The girl didn't want to open her mouth and the doctor needed to look at her throat to see if she had diphtheria, a disease that was running in school and she could die from it. The doctor forces to open her mouth as she fought back as hard as she could. Eventually, the doctor overpowers her and confirmed she did have a sore throat.
In some cases, using violence to help someone is the only option and could be the best thing to do. In my opinion, in the case of this short story it would be hard to say if it was right or wrong. The doctor tried to get her to open her mouth by talking to her but she refused so he used violence. He wanted to help her but felt like he didn't have any other choice. Where violence becomes a real thing in this story is when he says he liked hurting her. The doctor says he had fallen in love with her, which was inappropriate, and still would have killed her just for pleasure if he could. So maybe he did the right thing for the wrong reasons.
Violence will always exist, maybe with time there will be less or more, but it won't disappear. Everyone has violence inside of them but we all have the choice to use it or not. Acting in a violent way can make that person feel like he has control or some kind of power, we could say this is a reason why they do it. Some people just like to see others in pain or misery. They do say misery loves company, and a person who would feel pleasure hurting someone else has to be miserable. Still there are others who are kind and even though they might have some violence in them, they don't react towards it. We can't help if we feel like turning to violence in some situations, but we can choose not to do it.
I like when you said that everyone has violence in them but we also have the choice of whether to use it or not. I think this is what makes a difference between people who are responsable for their choices and those who are not.
ResponderEliminarWe are all capable of great evil, but we have to choose the path we take. Violence, even if for a greater good, causes a great deal of negative consequences. I like the way you depict the doctor's intentions when you say he did the right thing for the wrong reasons.
ResponderEliminarWe are all capable of great evil, but we have to choose the path we take. Violence, even if for a greater good, causes a great deal of negative consequences. I like the way you depict the doctor's intentions when you say he did the right thing for the wrong reasons.
ResponderEliminarUsing violence to help someone else may seem like a contradicting, but that is the excuse that many people use to justify their acts around the world. Sometimes it is really needed to use force in order of achieving something, but other times it is only used to show how much power someone have over other people.
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