☰
The Enemy
Write down the reactions of the two servants and Yumi when they were told about the wounded soldier.
Or
Why did the servants leave Dr. Sadao’s house?
When Dr. Sadao told his servants about the enemy soldier, they were frightened. They thought that the enemy must die. They were reluclant to let the white man first be shot and then caught by the sea and tortured by the rocks. In case Sadao saved him, the rocks would avenge. But the master did not change his decision. They showed their resentment and threatened to leave. Ultimately, they left Dr. Sadao’s house.
Sponsor Area
What explains the attitude of the General in the matter of the enemy soldiers? Was it human consideration, lack of national loyalty, dediction of duty or simply-self-absorption?
While hatred against a member of the enemy race is justifiable specially during war time, what makes a human being rise above narrow prejudices?
Do you think the doctor’s final solution to the problem was the best possible one in the circumstances?
Does the story remind you of ‘Birth’ by A.J.Cronin that you have read in Snapshots last year. What are the similarities?
How were Sadao and Hana married?
What was the chief concern of Sadao’s father? How did Sadao come upto his expectation?
What did Sadao’s father expect from him?
Why was Dr. Sadao not sent abroad with the Japanese troops?
Or
Why was Dr. Sadao not sent to the battlefield?
What did Sadao and his wife glance through the mist?
Or
What did Dr. Sadao and his wife see when they stood out looking at the sea?
Or
How did Dr. Sadao and his wife know that the person was an American soldier?
In what condition was the American soldier, when he was brought to the coast by the sea waves?
Sponsor Area
Sponsor Area