his fear of harm here pushed him to release it just at the critical moments when I had almost achieved success, until I wanted to kill him. (Williams 2) This quote comes from the short story “The Use of Force” written by William Carlos Williams. In this quote we can see how the little girl would use or do anything to not be controlled. At this point in the story the doctor is almost on the verge of losing it. every little thing the girl does annoys him, even Mathilda's parents. The doctor tells the father to put the girl on his lap and not to let her go no matter what. But the boy wasn't going to give up without a fight. As soon as the father did what he was told, the little girl started screaming as if she was going to be killed. “Don't do it, you're hurting me. Let me go, I tell you. Then he screamed terrifyingly, hysterically. Stop it! Stop it! You're killing me!" (Williams