The Use of Force by William Carlos Williams

On a deeper level the young girl's behavior when her dad had to hold her made me think she was possible abused. The doctor's thaughts of the young girl...made me feel he wasn't exactly all together either. He has many opinions about her physical appearance. Although all this is possible, on the surface the young girl is simply spoiled and her parents are "old fashioned". The father at some point sends the mother out of the room as to say she should let the men handle the situation. The doctor's methods were definitley questionable , but he exscused them well by hinting the little girl could die if he was un able to do his exam. I believe the visit only happened the way it did because it was in a home and not an office (professional setting that demands one to act a certain way). Overall I enjoyed the story, I found it interesting and thaught provoking.

Hills Like White Elephants

I found this short story to be simple reading, although the story didn't have much of a solution in my opinion. I believe the conflict was wether or not the girl would get the procedure done and if it would help make her and her companion happy again. The male in the story made it seem as if the procedure was truley un complicated and to a point not a neccessity, but either way he'd be there for her. I like him for that. By the end of the story they both had, had a few beers but it didn't seem to have an affect on them or their debate.