CBSE Class 12-science Answered

The Enemy is a story set in Japan during WW II written by Pearl S. Buck. In this story, an injured American washes up on the beach near the home of a respected Japanese surgeon, Dr. Sadao Hoki. Dr. Hoki’s daily activities and traditional attitudes are transformed by the encounter with the American. His family live a traditional Japanese life despite his modern profession.

Dr. Hoki  is an American-trained Japanese surgeon working in Japan during World War II. He pulls a wounded American sailor, perhaps an escaped POW, from the surf behind his home. His wife is against him taking care of the soldier. Yet, he hides the sailor, operates on him, and preserves his life.

However, he reports what he has done to his patient, an official in the Japanese military, as he becomes fearful for his family. The officer says he will arrange to have the American assassinated in order to spare possible retribution against Sadao, the surgeon, and his family. The assassination doesn’t take place, and Dr. Sadao thinks about how to rid himself of this danger he has brought home and healed. He makes a series of decisions leading to varying interpretations in terms of his motivation.