The Enemy by Pearl S Buck

 

The Enemy

The Enemy is a story set in Japan during the Second World War. In this story, an injured American soldier washes up on the beach near the home of a Japanese surgeon, Dr. Sadao Hoki. He had lived in America to pursue his medical course. His family lives a traditional Japanese life.

Dr Sadao is in a dilemma to leave the American man to die, to throw him back into the sea, to hand him over to the army or to save his life. He reluctantly takes him home and decides to save his life. The presence of an enemy disrupts his family life. His wife is against his idea of operating upon and taking care of the soldier. The servants of the house oppose the idea and leave their master. Yet, Dr Sadao shelters him, operates upon him, and saves his life.

Out of the fear of being accused of sheltering an enemy, he narrates the incident to a general in the Japanese military. The general helps Dr Sadao and offers to get the man killed by hired killers. However, the killing doesn’t take place, and after waiting for three nights, Dr. Sadao thinks of getting rid of the American himself. He arranges a boat for the man to help him reach the nearby island. He provides him necessities like food and clothing to survive till he finds a Korean fishing boat which could rescue him. Dr. Sadao wonders that why did he save the life of an enemy.

दुश्मन (The Enemy) द्वितीय विश्व युद्ध के दौरान जापान में स्थापित एक कहानी है। इस कहानी में, एक घायल अमेरिकी सेना का जवान एक जापानी सर्जन, डॉ. सदाओ होकी के घर के पास समुद्र तट पर पहुंच जाता है। हालांकि वे अमेरिका में रह चुके हैं और एक आधुनिक पेशे का पालन करते हैं, डॉ सदाओ का परिवार पारंपरिक जापानी जीवन जीता है।

डॉ साडाओ अमेरिकी आदमी को मरने के लिए छोड़ देने, उसे वापस समुद्र में फेंकने, उसे सेना को सौंपने या उसकी जान बचाने के लिए दुविधा में है। वह अनिच्छा से उसे घर ले जाता है और उसकी जान बचाने का फैसला करता है। शत्रु की उपस्थिति उसके पारिवारिक जीवन को बाधित करती है। उसकी पत्नी सैनिक की देखभाल करने और उसकी देखभाल करने के उसके विचार के खिलाफ है। घर के नौकर इस विचार का विरोध करते हैं और अपने स्वामी को छोड़ देते हैं। फिर भी, डॉ सदाओ उसे आश्रय देते हैं, उस पर काम करते हैं, और उसकी जान बचाते हैं।

दुश्मन को पनाह देने का आरोप लगने के डर से वह जापानी सेना के एक जनरल को घटना के बारे में बताता है। जनरल डॉ सदाओ की मदद करता है और उस आदमी को भाड़े के हत्यारों द्वारा मारने की पेशकश करता है। हालांकि, हत्या नहीं होती है, और तीन रातों के इंतजार के बाद, डॉ साडाओ खुद अमेरिकी से छुटकारा पाने के बारे में सोचते हैं। वह आदमी को पास के द्वीप तक पहुँचने में मदद करने के लिए एक नाव की व्यवस्था करता है। वह उसे जीवित रहने के लिए भोजन और कपड़े जैसी आवश्यकताएं प्रदान करता है जब तक कि उसे एक कोरियाई मछली पकड़ने वाली नाव नहीं मिल जाती जो उसे बचा सके। डॉ. सदाओ को आश्चर्य होता है कि उन्होंने एक दुश्मन की जान क्यों बचाई।Q1.   Who was Dr. Sadao? Where was his house?

Ans. Dr. Sadao was a Japanese surgeon and scientist who had been educated in America. His house was built on a spot of the Japanese coast.

Q2. Will Dr Sadao be arrested on the charge of harbouring an enemy?
Ans. After operating the wounded enemy soldier, Dr Sadao wrote all the incident and told it to the General. General assured him that he would not be arrested on the charge of harbouring an enemy.

Q3. Did Hana help the wounded man and wash him herself?
Ans. At first, Hana did not want to help the wounded man because he was an enemy soldier. But when she saw that her husband was willing to help him, she also got ready to help him. When the maid servernt refused to wash the wounded man, she herself washed him.

Q4. What did Dr Sadao and his wife do with the man?
Ans. Dr Sadao and his wife took the man inside the house. Dr Sadao operated him and saved his life. He carefully examine and severd him.  His wife also helped him in operating the wounded man. After the operation, she nursed the man very kindly. Dr and his wife looked after him and fed him till he was strong enough to walk on his legs. .

Q6. What will Dr Sadao do to get rid of the man?
Ans. Dr Sadao waited for the General’s assassins for three days. When they did not come, he told the white man that he is well now. Dr. Sadao gave him Japanese clothes, a boat, some food, bottled water and two quilts. He helped him to escape safely form Japan by a Korean fishing boat. In this way he got rid from the prisoner.