The relationship between the doctor and the parents of the patient is one of hatred for the doctor. The mother keeps telling the girl what a "nice man the doc

The doctor's character is revealed when he confronts the girl and tells her what has to be done. He is very straight forward, doesn't like to mislead people, very honest but also has patience. It shows when he keeps trying to get the culture sample. Another instance is when Matilda's tongue is bleeding, he thought of coming back in an hour but then he thought this could not wait because by then Matilda could be dead. This also shows that he cares.

The parents differ in the sense that one is stronger than the other. The mother is stronger because she wants her daughter taken care of no matter what, even if she has to use fear to make her cooperate. The mother tells her if she doesn't cooperate she will have to go to the hospital. The father is described as a big man, who can easily over power his daughter physically. The father turns out to be the weakest. The father shows his emotional weakness by letting Matilda go every time the doctor got close to getting the culture sample.

The parents' attitude towards their daughter changes through out the story. First, they are both trying to reason with Matilda. Then, the mother uses fear to make her cooperate but instead it makes it worse and their daughter embarrasses and shames them when Matilda tries to cla

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