READ AND FIND OUT

(Page 24
. Who Dr. Sadao? Where was
was
his house?
Ans. Dr. Sadao Hoki was a well-known Japanese surgeon and scientist. i i s
father had made sure he had a good education by sending him to
America to learn all he could about medicine
and surgery. Dr. Sadao's
house had been built on the
Japanese coast on the spot where he had
played as a
youngster. It was a square stone house built on rocks above
a narrow beach and
outlined by the bent pines which he had climbed
on as a boy.
(Page 27)
Q. Will Dr. Sadao be arrested on the
charge of harbouring a n enemy?
Ans. Dr. Sadao had helped and
sheltered an American sailor in his home.
As Japan and America were at
war, the Japanese Government
have arrested Dr. Sadao for could
the young prisoner washed
harbouring an enemy. Dr.
Sadao had founnd
up on his beach and on
wounded and with a bullet in his back, he had finding the man
taken him up to his
house, operated on him and had saved the man's life.
(Page 31)
Q. Will Hana help the wounded man and wash him herself?
Ans. Hana was forced to help the wounded man and wash
him herself
because her maid, Yumi, had refused to touch a white man
who was in
 Such a dirty condition. Sadao was going to operate on the unce
American and Hana did not want him to have to wash the
American ar onscious
So, she decided to do it. She was convinced that her
thinkingailor,
thinki alor
and
superior to Yumi and
that she was
helping her
actions were

by washing the prisoner. husband

(Page 35)
Q.What will Dr. Sadao and his wife do with the man?
Ans. Dr. Sadao and his wife, Hana, found a young American prisoner of e
washed up on the beach. He had been shot in the back and war
had alsr
been injured by the rocks in the water. They carried him
up to the
house and Dr. Sadao, fearing that the man would die,
helped him
m by
operating on him. All their servants left as they felt that their maste
and mistress did not harbour
patriotic feelings towards their countr
This resulted in both Sadao and Hana
having to look after the youn-
man themselves.
They could not decide whether to hand him over t
the authorities or not.

(Page 39)
Q. Will Dr. Sadao be arrested on the
Ans. Dr. Sadao did not
charge of harbouring an enemy?
get arrested for
the General about the American harbouring enenmy. He had told
an

to help get rid of the prisoner and the former had offerec
American. However, the General was so
in his own health that he absorbeda
Dr. Sadao arrested as he forgot about the prisoner. He did not ge
was afraid that no
competent or skilled. He was also worried that other doctor was a
proper treatment he required for his he would not get the
He only trusted Dr. illness if Sadao was sent to
Sadao to cure and treat him jail
correctly.
(Page 43)
Q. What will Dr. Sadao do to
Ans. A few days after the get rid of the man?
and was generally operation, as the prisoner was able to walk aroun
improving, Dr. Sadao had to decide what to do
him. He told the General about his problem. The wit
his private assassins to
get rid of the young General offered to sen
came as he became ill and
forgot. American, but they neve
to take his stout boat, in Finally, Sadao asked the prisone
which he had
and water, to a nearby island kept extra blankets, some
where he would be too
a Korean fishing boat. safely picked up -
 (Page 4 7

READING WITH INSIGHT

choices betwee
There are moments in life when w e have to make hard
o.1. our roles as private individuals and as citizens with a sense of nationa

loyalty.Discuss with reference to the story you have just read.

Ans. Dr. Sadao never forgot his oath and that it was his duty as
a
doCtOr
but he
to try to save ives. He was loyal to the Japanese Government,
could not let a man die, although he was a prisoner of war. In this
endeavour, Dr. Sadao put hislife in danger as at that time, the
own
Japanese and the Americans were at war with each other. To prove his
patriotism, Dr. Sadao typed a letter to the Chief of Police reporting the
entire incident. However, he was unable to send it and put it away in
his desk. He also told the General about the American prisoner whom
to his
he had given shelter in his home. He never forgot his loyalty
side by
country but at the same time, he displayed his humanitarian
saving the prisoner.

w a s compelled by his duty a s a doctor to help the enemy

Q.2. Dr. Sadao to him in the face of
soldier. What made Hana, his wife, sympathetic
open defiance
from the domestic staff?
the domestic staff from leaving. However,
Ans. Hana was too proud to stop
household tasks as well as look after
she herself had to complete all the cried for
Yumi had offered to return if the baby
the prisoner. Although for help. She w a s
would n e v e r call back Yumi
knew that she
her, Hana looked after the prisoner because she felt
and
sympathetic and kind husband w a s
humanitarian duty to do so. When her
that it w a s her outside to vomit as she
had
she had to run
operating on the prisoner, but she did not let that hamper
her
before,
n e v e r helped with surgery her husband, and supported
loved and respected
efforts to help. She
him in all his decisions. soldier to leave the
shelter
reluctance of the without
the couldn't stay there
How would y o u explain he
.3. even
when he knew
home
of the d o c t o r ' s
the d o c t o r and
himself?
doctor's home as
he had been
risk to leave the
r e l u c t a n t to could have handed
him
his wife. They
was
Ans. The prisoner doctor and him
made himn
for by the did. In fact, they
well cared but they
n e v
never e r
him about the
authorities, d o c t o r told
the
over to the Moreover,
when
was most
secure. the prisoner
to leave,
feel safe and made for
h i m
for his escape.

he had the doctor's plans

arrangements with
but complied
unwilling to do so,
 Q.4. What explains
wnat explains the attitude of the General in the matter of the en.
the ener
soldier? Was it human consideration, lack of national loyalty, derelio
ot
duty or simply self-absorption? iction
Ans. The General and selfish. He did not
was self-absorbed send Dr. Sada
to the
warfront as he felt that he was the only doctor who cos
reat him correctly and sincerely. After Dr. Sadao told him about th
American prisoner whom he had operated on and given shelter the
General did not arrest him, but instead, he offered the services to, the
he
Own private assassins who would
rvices of
of his
hi
get rid of the prisoner quietly
without bloodshed. He did not want the doctor harmed or and
he required an arrested as
operation which he felt only Sadao could accomplish
successfully.
He also did not trust any other doctor.
However, since ha
was
'suffering', he 'forgot' to send his assassins as promised. Thus, for
his own well-being, the
General chose not to give much
the matter of the importance to
enemy soldier being sheltered by Sadao.
Q.5. While hatred againsta member
of the enemy race is justifiable, especially
during war time, what makes a human being rise above narrow prejudices?
Ans. Man rises above
narrow prejudices when he realises
towards other human that his duty
beings is
enmity which occurs during a war. Dr.important
more than the loss and
and had a bad Sadao hated the Americans
this hatred on
experience staying in America. However, he put aside
seeing the injured prisoner. His humanity and
of responsibility won over. He
did what he was trained to do to feeling
the life of another human -

save
being. Dr. Sadao was
upheld the oath he had takenpatriotic
his country, but he and loyal to
doctor, that was, to treat all men to the best of when he became a
his ability.
Q.6. Do you thimk the doctor's final
solution to the problem was the best
possible one in the circumstances?
Ans. The doctor had
reported the matter of the American
General who had promised to send
his
prisonerto the
General forgot' about it, Sadao private assassins. But as the
hands. He put food and bottled decided to take matters into his own
into his stout boat and told water, two quilts and his own flashlight
Tom, the American prisoner to leave that
night. He told him of a nearby island
where he could go. Only Korean
fishing boats passed by that island and
could escape to safety. This was the bestthrough them, the prisoner
solution asit would have
been dangerous for Sada0 to continue housing the American who was
improving daily. Also, as all the servants had
all left the house, they
could have reported the matter to the
authorities who would have
taken strict action against Sadao.
 story remind you of Birth' by A. J. Cronin that you read in
A7, Does the
last year? What a r e the similarities?
Snapshots
Ans. The Enemy by Pearl S. Buck is undoubtedly similar to Birth' by A. J.
Cronin. Both stories deal with the theme of doctors saving the
same
who
lives of others. In Birth', Dr. Andrew saves the life of a baby boy
is nearly still born and his weak mother. In The Enemy', Dr. Sadao,
a Japanese surgeon,
saves the life of an American prisoner of war

although the two countries were at w a r at the time. Both stories deal
with love and care for mankind, selflessness and a powerful sense of
responsibility and duty.
film you have novel you have read with a similar
Q.8. Is there any
seen o r

theme?
based on true storiess
Ans. There have been many films made which have been
of those who are bound by a sense of duty, love and the responsibility to
help others selflessly. One such example is Patch Adams' which centres
around a doctor who spends his life helping patients improve using
humour and compassion. Another example is 'My Name is Khan' where
the main character, Khan, tries to help others despite the dangers to
his own life.

IV. ADDITIONAL AND CBSE PREVIOUS

YEARS QUESTIONS

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

(OD 2009 Set ID
Q.1. Why did the General spare the American soldier?
Ans. The General was in pain and needed operation. He forgot his promise
the American
to Dr. Sadao that his private assassins would murder
the General
soldier at Sadao's house and even remove his body. Hence,
did not actually spare his life but, in fact, forget about the enemy
soldier and his promise to Dr. Sadao.
battlefield? (OD 2009 Set ID
2. Why was Dr. Sadao not sent to the
he w a s a renowned
Ans. Dr. Sadao w a s not sent to the battlefield because
he was perfecting a discovery
and skilled surgeon. Also, at that time,
the General did not
which would keep all wounds clean. Moreover,
trust any other doctor as he would need a n operation soon and felt
competent and trustworthy enough to handle his
only Dr. Sadao was

treatment.
 3 . Why did the messenger come to Dr. Sadao? What did Hana think ah.
(oD 2010 Set ) (Delhi oout
it? 2016 Set
eral was asking
Ans. The messenger had come to tell Dr. Sadao that the General was ask
for him as he required medical attention right away. However, Han.
Ana
was terrified on seeing the messenger as she thought the servants had
complained to the authorities about the American prisoner whom the
were looking after. She thought the messenger had come to arrest Sadaa
ao.
Q.4. What forced Dr. Sadao to be impatient and irritated with his patient?
(OD 2010 Set I; OD 2013 Set I
Ans. Just as the doctor was beginning surgery on the wounded man, Hana
choked and had to rush out to retch. He was glad that she had emptied
her stomach at that time as she had never seen an operation
before
He heard her distress but could not go out to help her. This made
him
feel irritated and impatient with his patient who lay in an
unconscious
state under his knife.
Q.5. How did Dr. Sadao ensure that the American sailor left his house
but
he himself remained safe and secure?
(Delhi 2011 Set )
Ans. Dr. Sadao helped the American sailor
escape in his own boat to a
nearby island where he would be picked up by Korean fishing boats.
After having informed the General of the entire
offered to send his private assassins to
matter, the latter had
get rid of the prisoner, but
he had forgotten about it. The General was
aware of his carelessness
which made Sadao realise that he was safe
and secure as the General
was now in the
palm his hand.
of
Q.6. How does the writer indicate that Dr.
Sadao's father was a very
traditional and conventional man?
(Delhi 2011 Set II)
Or
How did the writer indicate that
Dr. Sadao's father
and conventional man? was a very traditional
(Delhi 2019 Set D
Ans. Dr. Sadao met Hana in America but
did not fall in love with her
until he was sure that she was of
would have
pure Japanese his father
race as
never forgiven him
otherwise. They had returned to Japan
and after his father had met her,
they had married in the old
Japanese way. His father never sat on a chairgotten
nor had he ever sleptin
aforeign bed. Thus, these incidents illustrate that Dr. Sadao's father
was a very traditional and
conventional man.
Q.7. Did Hana think the Japanese tortured their prisoners of war? Why?
(Delhi 2012 Set D
n Although the Japanese army was received with cries of joys of liberation
wherever they went, there had always been rumours of how much
the prisoners suffered. Hana thought that the Japanese tortured the
American prisoners of war. Tom, the American prisoner, looked as if
he too had suffered as the deep red scars on his neck, just under the
ear, were indicative of torture. Also, when Sadao was examining the
prisoner, he said that the prisoner had been shot in the back and no
one had taken out the bullet.
0.8, Why did Hana have to wash the wounded man herself?
(Delhi 2011 Set II; Delhi 2012 Set I)

Ans. Hana asked Yumi, her maid, to fetch hot water and take it to
the
room where they had put down the unconscious prisoner. Yumi very
obstinately refused to wash a white man. Hana ordered her to do as
her master wanted but Yumi fiercely resisted. Thus, Hana, not wanting
Sadao to have to wash the man, decided to wash him herself.
seek from Hana while operating on the wounded
Q.9. What help did Dr. Sadao (Delhi 2012 Set IID
white man?
Sadao first asked Hana to get some
Ans. Before beginning the surgery, Dr.
have to give the anesthetic, if the
towels. Then he told her that she would
all the blood of the prisoner, Hana had
to
patient needed it. Upon seeing
Sadao taught her how to saturate
rush out to retch. When she returned,
with the anesthetic and hold it n e a r the man's nostrils. He
the cotton
when the patient began breathing badly
also told her to move it away
home an
role in Dr. Sadao's life when he brought
.10. What w a s Hana's (Delhi 2019 Set II)
injured American soldier?
him to
role in Dr. Sadao's life by helping herself
Ans. Hana played an important washed him
American prisoner. She
wounded young
treat the the
white man. She gave
refused to touch a
when her maid, Yumi, without feeling pain.
anesthetic to him so that he could be operated
sharply to his wife and
like Sadao speak
l . What made a
cool surgeon (OD 2013 Set I1I)
her reaction? turned the
what was
Hana choked and her face
the surgery, not to faint as
Ans. Just as Sadao began to her telling her
Sadao spoke sharply die. He heard her
color of sulphur. else the m a n would
she emptied her
or
the operation was better
he could not stop and thought it
before.
outside in the garden had never seen
a n operation
retching she
forgotten that
stomach a s he had escape?
American prisoner's 2013 Set )
the (Delhi Comptt.
Dr. Sadao plan
1 2 . How did
Ans. Sadao secretly bought food, water and quilts from a pawnshop. He tied He tied
his boat to a post as the tide was high and worked in the dark. .He
his boat to a j
gave the man his flashlight, some Japanese black clotl
clothes and a

to hide his blond hair. That night, the American prisoner left for th
the
about and escaped to safety,
nearby island Sadao had told him
Q.13. In what condition was the American sailor when Dr. Sadao
Sadao found
found
him? (OD Comptt. 2013 Set I)
Or
In what condition did Dr. Sadao find the American soldier at the
seashore? (OD 2015 Set I)
Ans. When Dr. Sadao and Hana saw a man flung' out of the water, they
ran down to help. After turning him over, they realised that he was
an American prisoner of war. Sadao checked the bleeding wound and
saw that it was a gun wound on the right side of his lower back which
had reopened. The flesh had blackened as the man had been shot a
few days ago and the injury had not been nursed.

Q.14. Why did Sadao treat the American soldier even though it was an
unpatriotic act on his part? (OD Comptt. 2014 Set )
Ans. When Sadao treated the American soldier, he was not being unpatriotic,
but he was just doing his duty as a doctor. He was a renowned
surgeon
and scientist and never forgot that first and foremost he was a doctor.
Although he was confused about what action he should take, his
training as a doctor made him realise that he had to try to save the
life of the wounded man.
Q.15. What was Sadao's father's dream for him? How did he realise it?
(OD 2015 Set I )
Or
What was his father's chief about Dr. Sadao? (Delhi 2016 Set ID
concern
Ans. Sadao's father's dream was to make sure his
and so, he sent Sadao to America to learn all he couldgood
son got a educatio,
about surgery
and medicine. Sadao made his father
proud as he became not only a
famous surgeon but also a well-known scientist.
At the time of the
war, he was perfecting a discovery that would render
all wounds clean.
Q.16. What role did the American professor play in bringing
Hana and Sadao
together? (OD 2015 Set ID
Or
Where, when and how did Dr. Sadao meet Hana? (Delhi 2016 Set I )
Ans. Sadao's American professor had invited all his foreign students to his
house and that is where Sadao and Hana had met. Sadao told Hana
 as
house that night
he had not gone to Professor Harley's
how nearly too loud.
w e r e small, the food bad and
the professor's wife
the rooms that he could fall
in
had gone there, met Hana and felt
However, he
love with her.

Sadao not sent abroad along troops? (Delhi 2016 Set IID
with the
was
Why
abroad along with the troops a s he w a s perfecting
D r . Sadao w a s not sent General w a s
Ans
to render alI wounds clean. Moreover, the old
a discovery for which hne
medical treatment and might need another operation
under w a s kept in Japan.
trustedother doctor except Dr. Sadao. Thus, Sadao
no

doctors?
the G e n e r a l not trust other
o.18. Why did trained by the
the best surgeons had been
According to the General, thee
ns the operation successful e v e n if
Germans who wouldd consider
He considered Germans to be ruthless
and Americans
patient died.
doctors and
be sentimental. Thus, the General did not trust other
to He
considered Dr. Sadao to be the best and most trustworthy surgeon.
refused to be treated by anyone else.
which prove that Sadao's father
was

Q.19. Pick out examples from the story

very old-fashioned.

he did not fall in love with her until

he
Ans. When Dr. Sadao met Hana,
r a c e otherwise he knew
had confirmed that she w a s of pure Japanese
Hana w e r e married in the old
his father would not approve. Sadao and
met his father. The author
Japanese tradition but only after she had
also tells u s that Sadao's father's bedroom w a s traditionally
Japanese
ashe slept on the matted floor, n e v e r sat o n a chair
in
o r slept a foreign
Sadao's father
bed. Thus, the given examples illustrate that very
was

old-fashioned.
.20. What is the message in the story The Enemy?
Ans. The author wants to tell her readers that m a n can be patriotic without
Man c a n rise above
ignoring his s e n s e of duty if he firmly believe in it.
his prejudices by cultivating his s e n s e of morality, ethics and kindness.
Humanitarianism and respect for human lives, irrespective of class,
creed or gender should be above all hatred.
Q.21. How did Dr. Sadao perform his duty as a patriotie Japanese
(CBSE 2019 Set I )
Ans. Sadao fulflled his duty as a patriot by informing the General about
the enemy and acceding to his plan. But General did not keep his
promise of sending the assassins. So, because of General's carelessness
the enemy escaped.
 W h a t efforts were made by Dr. Sadao and Hana to save the life of s
injured man? the
(Sample Paper 2016)
Ans. On seeing a man washed ashore, Dr. Sadao and his wife, Hana, rushe
towards him from their home. They
rushed
discovered that the man was a
young American prisoner of war and was bleeding profusely. The
angerous rocks on that side of the beach had cut open his old woOund
which had not healed as the bullet had never been taken out. wound
In an effort to save the young man's life, Sadao decided
to operato
on him. Hana cleaned the man herself as her maid, Yumi,
wash a white man and had to help her husband
refused to
during the surger
After the success of the operation, the couple cared for and
the man although he was an American.
sheltered
When he had recovered sufficiently, Sadao gave the man his
stout boat
and asked him to escape to a
nearby island where he would be picked
up by the Korean fishing boats and taken to safety.
Q.2. Do you think Dr. Sadao's final decision was the best possible one in the
circumstances? Why/Why not? Explain with reference to the story The
Enemy'. (Delhi 2013 Set D
Ans. Dr. Sadao's final decision was the best
possible one. As all the servants
working Sadao's home had left him, they could tell others and report
in
the matter of Sadao harbouring an American
prisoner of war to the
authorities. Consequently, Dr. Sadao and Hana could be arrested on
charges of treason and betrayal to the country.
Moreover, the prisoner was also improving daily and was beginning to
walk around in the garden where he could have been
easily seen by
many. The General also had been told of the presence of the wounded
sailor but he had forgotten to send his
private assassins whom he said
would kill the man quietly and without bloodshed.
his boat and letting the man
Thus, by giving him
escape at night without one seeing
any
him, was the best and the safest solution to the problem of what to
do about the man.
Q.3. How did Dr. Sadao rise above narrow prejudices of and country
help a human being in need?
race to
(Delhi 2009 Set )
Ans. Dr. Sadao never forgot the oath he had taken as a doctor, that was, to
help man to the best of his ability. He hated the Americans. He went to
study in America only to fulfill his father's dream of seeing him become
a successful surgeon. He thought Americans were prejudiced. He had
faced racial bias making his time there an unpleasant experience. e
 remembered not being able to thank his landlady when she nursed him
back to health when he had been sick because he found her repulsive.
However, Dr. Sadao could not ignore the American prisoner and
operated on him successfully. Although all the servants had left, Sadao
and Hana looked after the man themselves till he was on the road to
recovery. Sadao also gave the prisoner his boat so that he could escape
to safety. Thus, Dr. Sadao rose above narrow prejudices of race and
country and helped the American soldier for humanitarian reasons.

04, Describe the difficulties faced by Dr. Sadao when he decided to help the
enemy soldier. (Delhi 2009 Set III)

Ans. Dr. Sadao was confused about what to do with the enemy soldier. He
was surprised that he had survived the operation and did not know
whether he should shelter the man or hand him over to the police. The
servants thought he had stayed in America too long and had forgotten
that he was Japanese. They all left his home and he and Hana looked
after the prisoner, their children and their home themselves
Hana was afraid that the servants would complain to the authorities
and Sadao would be arrested and get into trouble. The General, who
had offered to send his private assassins to get rid of the prisoner, had
also forgotten about the man. Thus, Sadao decided to help the soldier
escape to safety.

Q.5. Draw a character sketch of the old General in the lesson, "The
(OD 2011 Set III)
Enemy'
Ans. The General was a selfish and self-absorbed officer. He was too occupied
with himself, his illness and his fear of death. Otherwise, he would not
have spared Dr. Sadao for helping an enemy during war time. However,
as he needed an operation which only Dr. Sadao could perform, he was
not provoked upon hearing about the enemy soldier in Sadao's house.
He did practically nothing to arrest the prisoner
The General's personal interest dominated over his national interest.
fe compromised with the national security. His lacklustre attitude
to send the assassins to kill the prisoner showed that was
interested in causing harm to Sadao. He showed no reaction when
he not
he was told about the prisoner's escape. He cannot be absolved of the
dereliction of duty. It was simply his self-interest, self-absorption, senile
decay and his recent surgery that made the General forget his duty
towards the nation.
. Why did Sadao help the American soldier to escape? How did he
do it? (OD 2012 Set IID
 Ans. Sadao had reported the incident of the American soldier tto the
Dr.
General. The General, not wanting to get into trouble or arro
offered to send his private assassins to get rid of the prisoner qun arrested,
and without any bloodshed. However, after three sleepless uietly
nights, Sada
decided to take matters into his own hands. He knew that if the nris dao
soner
continued to stay with them, he would put himself and his ent:
family in As the servants had already leit, there was
danger. tire
the threat of them complaining to the authorities about the
alread
prison er.
Sadao put food, water and quilts into his stout boat,
gave him
flashlight and told the man to go to a nearby island. He told him nobod
lived on that island as during a storm the island became
in the water. He told him of the Korean
submerged
fishing boats that passed hu
which would take him to safety.
Q.7. What was the General's
plan to get rid of the American prisoner? Was
it executed? What traits of the General's character are highlighted in
the lesson The Enemy?
D) (OD 2014 Set
Ans. The General told Dr. Sadao that he would send his
to help him get rid of the American
private assassins
it quietly, without
prisoner. He said they would do
any bloodshed and would also remove the body.
However, as the General was in pain, he was more concerned about his
own health and
forgot about sending the assassins to Sadao's house.
The General was inconsiderate of the
feelings of others, he was
primarily concerned about his own health and did not even think of
the torment and insecurity in the Sadao
household. The General was
self-absorbed and selfish and wholly obsessed with his own
and well-being. interests

Q.8. Explain the reaction of the servants in Dr.

decided to give shelter to a n enemy in the Sadao's house when he
house. (OD 2014 Set ID)
Or
The servants of Sadao and Hana
reflect a
general public in society towards the thinkingparticular
and
mindset of the
beings. Elaborate with the help of the story The broad minded human
Enemy'.
(CBSE Sample Paper 2018)
Ans. The first reaction of the servants was that
they thought the master
should not heal the wounds of the man who
ought on die.
superstitious and said the sea would take revenge the They
to were
master as
he was healing what it had caught and
wounded on the rocks. Yuml,
the maid, refused to wash the white man.
The servants also felt that the
couple had stayed in America for s0
long that they had forgotten to think of their own country first and
 thought like the Americans. They wondered why they did not just let
the man bleed to death. The cook commented disdainfully about Dr.
Sadao being too proud of his skills of saving a life and how he saved
any life without thinking about what he was doing. Yumi was afraid
the children would suffer because of the actions of their parents. On
the seventh day, the servants left the Sadao household.
a9, What conflicting ideas arise in Dr. Sadao's mind after he has brought
the wounded American soldier home? How is the conflict resolved?
(Delhi Comptt. 2014 Set D

Ans. Without thinking of who his patient was, Dr. Sadao tried to stop the
terrible bleeding of the wounded American prisoner. He was tormented
about what to do about the American who had washed up outside his
home. He disliked Americans so much that when he was in America
and had become ill, he could not even thank his landlady although
she had looked after him. He was bitter as the Americans too were
prejudiced and did not like the Japanese.
However, his duty and responsibility came to the front and he decided
to operate on the man. He felt that as a doctor, he had to try to save
all lives. Dr. Sadao could not ignore the American prisoner and operated
on him successfully. Although all the servants had left, Sadao and Hana
looked after the man themselves till he was on the road to recovery. Later,
Sadao also gave the prisoner his boat so that he could escape to safety.
Q.10. Dr. Sadao was a patriotic Japanese as well as a dedicated surgeon. How
could he honour both values? (Delhi 2015 Set D
Or
Dr. Sadao faced a dilemma. Should he use his surgical skills to save the
to
life of a wounded person
or hand an
escaped American PO.w.
the Japanese police? How did he resolve this clash of values?
over

(OD 2015 Set )

Or
Good human values are far above any other value system. How did Dr.
Sadao succeed as a doctor as well as a patriot? (Delhi 2017 Set 1, II and ID
Or
To choose between professional loyalty and patriotism was a dilemma
for Dr. Sadao. How did he succeed in betraying neither?
(OD 2017 Set I, II and IID
Ans. Dr. Sadao never forgot his oath and that it was his duty as a doctor
to try to save lives. He was loyal to the Japanese Government, but he
could not take the life of a man, although he was a prisoner of war. Dr.
Sadao has to be admired for standing up for his beliefs. He was a true
Japanese and hated the Americans just like the rest of his countrymen.
 When in America, he too was treated with prejudice. He
He even
even
professor and his landlady. Although his landlady had
his looke
lf to even thanatep
him when he was ill, he could not bring himself aîter
islilked
Dr. Sadao was not disloyal, however, he could not; forget thank her,
a doctor and that his moral responsibility was to
that he
save the Wag
regardless of race and color. His patriotism cannot be
doubted tient
- he
Wrote a report to the police and told the General about the
prisoner and even agreed with him when the latter offered to an
Ame
man killed by his ave the
private assassins.
But eventually, as the General neglected to take any
action, Dr. So.
helped the American prisoner escape to safety. Thus, in his own waSadao
honoured both values of being a true Japanese and a dedicated ay, he
docto
Q.11. How did the arrival of the
prisoner destroythe peace of
home? Sadan
(Delhi Comptt. 2015 Set )
Ans. The arrival of the American
prisoner made the servants
angry and
superstitious. Both Dr. Sadao and Hana were confused about what
thev
should do with the wounded man. When the doctor
operated on the
prisoner, the servants felt that he had forgotten that he was Japanese
and that the Americans were their
enemy. They were so
the man that they all left the house. Hana had to do all unhappy about
the work herself
When the General's messenger came to call Sadao
because he needed
medical attention, Hana was afraid he would be
arrested. That was
when Sadao realised he had to get rid of the man soon
so that his wife
would be free from distress. The General offered
to send his private
assassins to get rid of the wounded
man, however, he forgot about it.
As a result, Sadao spent three
his household, Sadao decided to
sleepless nights. Thus, for the sake of
help
the man escape.
Q.12. What impression do you form about Dr. Sadao
and
as a man as a surgeon
on your reading the lesson The Enemy'?
Ans. Dr. Sadao was not only a skilled
surgeon but a with
man humane
values. He was perfecting
discovery
a which would render
wounas
entirely clean. The old General trusted him so much with his ife that
he was not sent with the troops.
Dr. Sadao had a great respect for his father. He
understood his father
concern for his education and fulfilled his
fathers with by becoming
a surgeon. He married Hana
according to his father's wishes. Sadao
was a man full of compassion. He considered it his duty to save n
dying enemy. He did everything to save the American. Sadao was also
a true patriot. He informed the General about Tom without any fear
 Still his
Throughout the story, he regarded the American as his enemy.
humanitarian feeling were stronger than his patriotic feelings.
the
transcends over patriotism. Discuss with reference to
o13. Humanity
lesson "The Enemy'.
whereas patriotism
Ans. Humanity 1s beyond any borders or prejudice,
Both the values are essential for
is loyalty towards one's country.
individual finds himself face to face with
human beings. Sometimes an
one's ethics and patriotism.
situations where one has to choose between the
Sadao found himself in such a situation. He could not allow
Dr. Basic
soldier to die in front of his eyes, if he could save him.
enemy
life and regulations took a
human goodness prevailed and personal
and Sadao, with the help of his wife Hana, decided to save
backseat, lacks of
a
act
life. Their of their humaneness, but in no way
speaks
patriotism.
American
not only to keep the
Q.14. Sadao used his skills as a doctor/surgeon Discuss.
alive but also to safeguard himself and his family.
prisoner
the American soldier. Keeping
Ans. Sadao was very honest towards rescuing
treated the American soldier for
all his fears and anxieties aside, he
humanitarian reasons. He could not let
the young soldier bleed to
own safety and incurred
the
death. He risked his family's and his
disapproval of his servants.
He reported the whole
At the same time, he did not lack national loyalty.
to the General's suggestion of
matter to the General and did not object
his own assassins. Finally, he was
getting the soldier killed silently by
able to safeguard himself and his family
and also save the prisoner's
life by helping him escape.
to treat the American
Q.15. Despite his servants' criticism of his decision
him. Draw a character
soldier, Dr. Sadao protects him and shelters
sketch of Dr. Sadao, highlighting the values that he possessed.
Ans. Dr. Sadao was a true doctor who considered saving life
to be his primary
harboured a wounded
duty. For that, he ignored personal risks and the
American soldier in his house and treated him. He highlighted
character. He
values of generosity, kindness and compassion in his
cared for the ethics of his profession.
Dr. Sadao overflows with human kindness. His servants
left him and
he faced the threat of getting arrested, but he ignored all warnings.
in
He heard the call of his profession. He saved Tom and helped
only
nis safe passage to freedom. He proved that all other considerations
were nothing before human kindness.