THE ENEMY

Dr Sadao Hoki’s Childhood

Ø  His house

1.       On Japanese coast

2.       Stone house

3.       Located upon rocks

4.       In the narrow beach

Ø  Childhood’s nostalgic memory

1.       Played along the coast

2.       Climbed the pines

3.       Watched islands

Ø  Father

1.       Taken him to the islands

2.       Never forgets to say, “those islands at distance are the stepping stones to the future of Japan”

3.       Curious Sadao wanted to know where they will step after that

4.       His chief concern was the education of Sadao

5.       Never joked or played with him

6.       Although he is a pure Japanese he sends Sadao to America for medical study

7.       Before his death Sadao becomes a popular scientist and surgeon

8.       Sadao although a popular surgeon was kept in Japan because the old general was suffering from some ailment and he may need to be operated

Ø  Present of Sadao

1.       Sadao returns as a famous and well known surgeon and scientist

2.       He was working on some medicine which will keep wounds entirely clean

3.       He was in Japan although all other doctors were sent abroad along the troops

4.       He was kept in Japan because the old general may need to be operated

5.       He was married and have two children

Ø  Weather

1.       Cloudy, misty and foggy

Ø  Wife and Family of Sadao

1.       He is married to Hana , and had two children

2.       Hana is a caring affectionate and pleasant wife

3.       They met in America in Professor Harley’s house

4.       Married in Japan in old Japanese way with his father’s consent

Ø  Professor Harley and his wife

1.       They were kind people

2.       Anxious to do something for their few foreign students

3.       But students didn’t like to go to their home because rooms were too small, food was so bad and professor’s wife was too talkative

Ø  Mystery Man

1.       Night was misty, foggy and cloudy

2.       They saw a staggering body

3.       It was a man, wounded, collapsed

4.       He was crawling and fall on his face

5.       First they thought him as fisherman washed of his boat

6.       They went near him found the man bleeding and sand was soaked with his blood

7.       He was torn with rocks, wet and dirty

8.       When they turned him they identified him as white man. As he had long uncut yellow hair and rough yellow beard, a tortured face

9.       He was shot on the right back

10.   Sadao could see his blackened flesh

11.   They were confused. They didn’t know what to do with that white man. Still Sadao tried to stop the bleeding. He tied the wound with some sea moss.

12.   Then they decided to throw him back to the sea. But they couldn’t. Maybe humanity overpowered their fear.

13.   From his tattered cape they come to know him as American Sailor, serving US navy, an enemy.

14.   An inner conflict goes on in their mind. They think of throwing him back to sea but resolve taking him to their home.

15.   Sadao tries to justify his action saying all Americans are his enemy if they’re not wounded.

16.   They lift his light, weak and starved body to their home and keeps in Sadao’s father’s bed. The man who did not used a foreign bed or chair in his lifetime, a Whiteman was kept in his bed when he was not there.

17.   Even Hana hesitated to give her quilt. As the man was dirty.

18.   She didn’t even want her husband to wash the man.

19.   She asked Yumi to wash him. Although she rejects.

20.   After preparing bed for her baby along Yumi she moves to kitchen where she meets two servants.

21.   One of them was the old gardener who was a superstitious man. He said the man ought to die. Master should not try to save him. Because ones he was shot dead and then caught by sea. If he tries to save the man they will avenge.

22.   Hana agrees to inform it to Sadao.

23.   Then she goes to the Whiteman.

24.   Yumi refused to wash the white man. Hana was scared to see fierce look and resistance of Yumi. 

25.   She cleans him herself. Although she was scared to stay alone with that Whiteman.

26.   Sadao comes and he prepares to operate the man.

27.   Hana helps him with the anaesthetics.

28.   He removes the bullet near his kidney.

Ø  The man starts recovering

1.       Hana unwillingly goes to him and tries to comfort.

2.       On the third day of operation Sadao examines the boy.

3.       The boy tries to know what the doctor wants to do with him

Ø  Sadao’s dilemma

1.       Servants threatened to leave if they continue to hide the Whiteman.

2.       Servants think Sadao and Hana are educated in America so they’re in fond of Americans.

3.       Sadao was confused between his duty as a doctor and as a true patriot.

4.       They were afraid of being called as traitor.

Ø  Servants ‘and others’ response

1.       The old gardener said master knows very well what to do with the man.

2.       The cook said the young master is proud of his skills.

3.       Yumi was worried of the children what they will do if their parents will be condemned for being traitor.As for Sadao he wonders why he saved the life of the American. He had hatred for the Americans. But his humanity overpowered hatred.