My thoughts on "The Use of Force"

After reading this story, I feel that the Doctor is a disturbed man. He comes across as a nice man and a normal doctor when he first meets the girl and describes what he is going to do. He says,"Aw, come on, I coaxed, just open your mouth wide and let me take a look. Look, I said opening both hands wide, I haven't anything in my hands. Just open up and let me see." As the girl continues to forcefully keep her mouth closed you begin to see how the doctor may be a little sick himself. After the first attempt to forcefully open her mouth fails before begininging another attempt he says,"I could have torn the child apart in my own fury and enjoyed it. It was a pleasure to attack her. My face was burning with it." The doctor seems to have some sort of problem, for sure I would not want this type of a doctor dealing with someone I loved. I understand that girl was very stubborn and difficult and that the disease may be life threatening, but the doctor's "blind fury" could have resulted in something much worse than intended.