AHSEC| CLASS 12| ENGLISH| CHAPTER - 11| THE ENEMY| SOLVED QUESTIONS FOR 5 MARK EACH| H.S. 2ND YEAR

THE ENEMY

Solved questions for 5 mark each:

(A) LONG ANSWER:

1. What conflicting thoughts arise in Dr. Sadao's mind after he brings home the wounded American soldier? How is conflict resolved?

Ans: From the day Dr. Sadao found the wounded soldier outside his house, he was caught in a web of struggles and hardships.

The first difficulty arose when Sadao decided to operate on the soldier. He was torn between his duty as a doctor and his loyalty to his nation. Nonetheless, Sadao emerged as a champion in this regard. As an ethical and honest doctor, he saved the soldier's life and as a responsible citizen, he also informed the general about the soldier's presence. After this, when the general's men do not arrive to kill the enemy, Sadao again becomes embroiled in a struggle as to how to get rid of the man in white. His innate qualities of compassion and benevolence forbade him from killing humans. Thus, he decided to let the prisoner escape by sending him to an unsecured island. This is how Dr. Sadao successfully resolved the conflict.

2. Do you think Dr. Sadao's final decision was the best possible decision under the circumstances? why why not? Explain in the context of the story 'Dushman'.

Ans: Dr. Sadao's final decision was the best possible under the given circumstances. He has the instinct of a doctor. When Tom, a prisoner of war, is found wounded, the first thing he does is save his life. As a doctor, he was bound to save lives. Thereafter, he fulfilled his duty to his nation by informing the General about the presence of the prisoner.

But in the end, he helped the enemy to escape. His compassionate heart rose above the narrow limits of hatred and war. As a doctor, Sadao could not leave the wounded prisoner of war unattended and therefore decided to operate on him and save his life. However, at the same time, he discharged his duty towards his nation by informing the General about the enemy. And in the end, the surgeon helped the enemy escape because his kind heart forbade him to kill the very man he had saved.

3. Why did Sadao help the American soldier escape? how did he do it?

Ans: Sadao's expertise in his profession and compassion as a human being were his most prominent personality traits. As a dutiful doctor, he could not let the prisoner die of his injuries and hence saved his life. At the same time, he acted like a responsible citizen and informed the General about the presence of the enemy. However, when the General's men do not come to kill the American Sadao decides to save his life. Dr Sadao gave his boat to the young soldier, arranged food for him and provided him with valuable information which helped him to escape successfully. Sadao thus helped the American soldier to escape and thus saved his life.

4. This man" he thought had no reason under heaven why he should live.

(i) What prompted Dr. Sadao to say this?

Ans: (i) (a) The enemy was a source of worry and annoyance to the doctor as harboring him could lead to his arrest. Therefore, his treatment was the ultimate test of his patience. In such a situation, he was going through mental conflict. (b) The wife is nauseated during the operation and is unable to see him. So got impatient and said the statement in question.

(ii) Unknowingly this thought made him ruthless and he went ahead fast. In his dream the man moaned but Sadao paid no attention to him except muttering. 5. Discuss Dr. Sadao as a surgeon and scientist.

(ii) What does he do after this?

Ans: Japanese surgeon and scientist Dr. Sadao Hoki lived on the Japanese coast with his wife Hana and two children. His house is located on the beach where he spent his childhood. He was strongly influenced by his father whose main concern was Sadao's education. At the age of twenty-two, he was sent to America to study surgery and medicine. Sadao also fulfilled his father's wish as an obedient son and came back as a renowned surgeon and scientist to serve his nation and people, although the war was going on, he had to go abroad with the soldiers for two reasons. Wasn't sent - he was completing a search on wounds and the old general might need him for an operation.

6. Who was the injured 'white enemy'? Discuss in brief.

Ans: Once when the couple was enjoying the mist in their verandah in the evening, they saw some movement near the sea. A man got out of the sea, walked a few steps and then fainted. He got badly injured. They learn that the man in white was an escaped prisoner of war, a sailor from an American warship. He had lost a lot of blood due to gunshot wound and rock aide injury.

The couple knew that if they did not inform the police or the army, they would be branded as traitors, which would eventually kill the man. But they could not bring themselves to do what seemed to be the best course of action at the time, namely throwing the man back into the sea. After much speculation, the doctor thought of treating the dying man on humane grounds before deciding his fate.

7. Discuss saving the 'white enemy'.

Ans: The unconscious American was brought home. The couple informed their servants of their intention to hand over the man to the police after treatment. But the servants did not approve of this and continued to doubt their master's intentions, yet they remained silent. When the Hoki children's nanny, Yumi, refuses to wash the American, Hana has to do the job herself. At the behest of the doctor present, Sadao performed a difficult operation and skillfully removed the bullet. Hana helped her husband in every possible way. She herself took every possible care of the American, even feeding him with her own hands. Under Hana's care and Dr. Sadao's expert medical administration, the young American recovered but was worried about his future.

8. Describe the revolt of the servants.

Ans: The Hokey family was constantly pressurized by the servants to reveal the secret and arrest the American by the police. Displeased with his master's decision, he decided to leave his house. Hana bears it all gracefully.

While treating the prisoner, Sadao planned to inform the police about the prisoner's whereabouts but somehow could not execute his plan. He leaves an unfinished letter for the chief of police in his drawer.

9. Why did Dr. Sadao tell the secret to the General?

Ans: Distressed and tired of hiding from the enemy, Dr. Sadao revealed the secret to the General when he was called to his home for medical assistance. Given his current health conditions, Gen realizes that he may need Sadao's surgical expertise at any time and is so selfish that he will not let Sadao get into any trouble. He assured Sadao that he and his personal assassins would kill the American soldier and remove his body from Sadao's house.

Dr. Sadao did not tell Hana the secret of the killers. For two nights he was restless and could not sleep properly. However, every morning when he woke up, he found Tom alive, and this made him even more restless.

10. What was the true outcome in the story?

Ans: Sadao operated on the old general and when he recovered a little after becoming weak, he told him that the American soldier had fled. The General admits that he had forgotten his promise to send the assassins to the doctor's house and apologizes.

One night, when no torch came from the island, Sadao understood that the soldier must have been on a Korean fishing vessel. Sadao wondered why he could not kill the young soldier, although he had grown up viewing the Americans as enemies.

11. Write about the character of Hana.

Ans: Hana is the epitome of a loving, devoted and caring wife. He always has love and affection in his heart for Sadao. Despite being married for so many years, she is still the same loving wife. She often assists Sadao in his medical operations as she helped him with the anaesthetics when he operated on Tom. She loves her family. She gets scared when a man in uniform comes at the gate. She is also a good-natured woman as she too wanted Tom to be saved. He is very hardworking. When Yumi refuses to wash Nurse Tom, she does so herself. When the servants leave Sadao's house in protest, she does all the work herself. However, he is not as adventurous as Sadao.

12. What impression do you get about Dr. Sadao as a man and as a surgeon after reading the chapter 'The Enemy'?

Ans: After reading the chapter 'Enemies', we have come to the conclusion that Dr. Sadao was an excellent surgeon and an excellent human being. He appeared to be a full man; Compassionate and a surgeon in the true sense of the word.

Although he had a bitter experience of being prejudiced by Americans when he was a student in America, he did not let that bitterness overpower him and the doctor and good man in him prevailed. He knew that, if Doc found out that he had sheltered an American POW in his own home, he would be branded a traitor. His conscience did not allow any human being to die in front of his eyes and he took the risk of being called a traitor. It was not that he was a traitor. He immediately informed the General about the whole incident. By this he showed that he is not a coward. He was ready to face the consequences.

13. How did Dr. Sadao rise above the narrow prejudices of caste and country and become the needy of mankind?

Ans: Dr. Sadao- a famous Japanese surgeon- believed in professional loyalty and human kindness- saw an American wounded soldier in terrible condition on the beach in front of his house- took him to his home with the help of his wife Hana- Successfully removed the bullet - brought him back to life - thus rising above racism.

As a patriot, informed the army general of the prisoner's presence at his home. The General decides to kill her - he decides to help her and eventually her escape from his house - by making her look at the boats restlessly and instructing her how she can escape safely.

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