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Learn the plot and theme of The Enemy, a story by Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, about a Japanese surgeon who helps an American soldier during World War II. Find out how Sadao overcomes his prejudices and saves the soldier's life.
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Before you Read It is the time of 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? The story is set during the Second World War. A Japanese doctor finds an American POW at his doorstep. He is in a dile...
The short tale “The Enemy” by Pearl S. Buck tackles the subject of prejudice and its damaging impact on interpersonal relationships. The plot centres on the connection between a Chinese doctor and an American soldier, who are originally strangers, amid a period of American war on Japan during the second world war. Despite their difference in nation...
Passage: 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 c...
Learn about the theme, plot and characters of Pearl S. Buck's short story "The Enemy" set in World War II. Find detailed explanation, video, question answers and MCQs for CBSE Class 12 English Vistas Book.
A war-fiction story by Pearl S. Buck about a Japanese couple who help a wounded American soldier escape from the enemy. Read the plot, characters, themes and conclusion of The Enemy at BYJU’S CBSE Notes.
- ’The Enemy’ centres around a moral dilemma of choosing between one’s obligation to one’s country and saving the life of a human being. We all under...
- Dr Sadao hated the prisoner. He knew the white American soldier was his enemy. But his instinct as a doctor was to save people from dying. In Dr Sa...
- The story ‘The Enemy’ emphasises the need for humanity in us. We can only grow and flourish as a community when we do not disregard others’ pain an...
The Enemy Summary. The story is set in Japan during World War II. Dr. Sadao Hoki, a skilled and renowned surgeon and scientist, is not sent to combat because he is needed to treat a prominent General.
A Japanese doctor and his wife save a wounded American prisoner of war from the ocean and face the consequences of their act of mercy. Read the full plot summary of this classic novel by Pearl Buck on LitCharts.
A short story of a Japanese doctor who saves the life of an American prisoner of war during World War II, facing the conflict between his duty and his patriotism. Read the full plot summary, analysis, themes, characters, and more from SuperSummary.
A short story about a Japanese doctor who finds a wounded American soldier on a beach during World War II. The story explores themes of duty, identity, and humanity in the context of war and nationalism.
