The Use of Force

I thought this story was kind of strange in a sense that it was a story that really had no point to it. It was simply just a tale of a doctor and one of his visits. It starts off with some sense of mystery as he got a call to see a new family urgently. Then he comes to find out that they have a daughter who has been sick for 3 days with a fever but they have no idea what from. Little do they know that their daughter is lying to them about a lack of sore throat. Through the story the doctor is trying to examine the child's throat but she is persistent and will not allow it. This is a problem because there have been other children at the school she attends that have died from diphtheria. After losing his cool and almost abusing the child to get what he wants, the doctor finally finds out that the girl indeed has diphtheria. I feel like the only climactic part of the struggle is when the child tries to scratch at him. Otherwise this seems more like a dull everyday thing. There is also no resolution at the end. It does not say whether it is too late for the child or if she will be fine. I did not enjoy this short story and think that if more actual story was added that maybe it would be less dry.