Class 12 English — Chapter 4: The Enemy

What you'll learn

• ▸Dr. Sadao's Character and Background
• ▸The Discovery of the Prisoner of War
• ▸The Central Dilemma: Professional Ethics vs. Patriotism
• ▸Hana's Role and Perspective
• ▸The Theme of Humanity Transcending Warfare
• ▸The Influence of Nationalism and Racial Prejudice
• ▸The Decision to Shelter the Enemy

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- 12075CH04 4 The Enemy Pearl S. Buck Before you Read It is the time of the World War. An American prisoner of war is washed ashore in a dying state and is found at the doorstep of a Japanese doctor. Should he save him as a doctor or hand him over to the Army as a patriot? Read and find out Who was Dr Sadao? Where was his house? Dr Sadao Hoki's house was built on a spot of the Japanese coast where as a little boy he had often played. The low, square stone house was set upon rocks well above a narrow beach that was outlined with bent pines. As a boy Sadao had climbed the pines, supporting himself on his bare feet, as he had seen men do in the South Seas when they climbed for coconuts. His father had taken him often to the islands of those seas, and never had he failed to say to the little brave boy at his side, "Those islands yonder, they are the stepping stones to the future for Japan." "Where shall we step from them?" Sadao had asked seriously. "Who…

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Did you know?

• 💡 Before anesthesia, patients sometimes bit on leather straps during surgery.
• 💡 Doctors in ancient Egypt performed complex brain surgeries thousands of years ago.
• 💡 Carrier pigeons delivered crucial messages across battlefields in World War II.
• 💡 Many animals, including dogs and pigeons, received medals for wartime bravery.
• 💡 The first widespread use of camouflage in warfare happened during World War I.

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