Question

Why were there ‘tears of defeat’ in the little girl’s eyes? (The Use of force) English

Answer 1

Explanation:

William Carlos Williams's short story "The Use of Force" is about a country doctor who is summoned to the home of some poor people to examine a sick little girl. When he suspects that her persistent fever might be caused by diphtheria, a particularly deadly disease that was rampant when this story was published in the 1930s, he asks to examine her throat. The girl refuses, and what follows is an escalating battle of wills, in which the doctor loses his professionalism and reverts to a state of rage not much less savage than the girl's own fury.

Answer 2

Answer:

the uses of force is ....there is no clear cause for her fever, but the doctor.......in her eyes , the doctor can see tears of defeat...