ClassXI

I–NCERT– Chapt
er4
Engli
sh
TheEnemy

PageNo:24ReadandFi
ndOut

1.WhowasDrSadao?Wher
ewashi
shouse?
Answer:
DrSadaoHokiwasanemi
nentJapanesesur
geonandsci
ent
ist
.Hehadspent
ei
ghtv
a l
uabl
eyear
sofhi
syout
hinAmer
icat
olear
never
ythi
ngofsur
ger
yandmedi
cine.
Hewast
ryi
ngt
obr
ingper
fect
iont
omedi
calsci
enceanddi
scov
e radr
ugwhi
chwoul
d·heal
woundsent
ir
ely.DrSadao'
shousewasbui
l
tonr
ockswel
labov
eanar
rowbeacht
hatwas
out
li
nedwi
thbentpi
nes.I
twasneart
heJapanesecoast
.

PageNo:27

1.Wi
l
l DrSadaobear
rest
edont
hechar
geofhar
bour
inganenemy
?
Answer:
DrSadaowi
l
lbear
rest
edont
hechar
geofhar
bour
inganenemyi
fanyone
compl
ainsagai
nsthi
m.However
,heknewt
hatt
heywoul
dbear
rest
edi
ftheyshel
ter
ed
awhi
temani
nthei
rhouse.
Thewoundedmanwasapr
isoner
ofwar
whohadescapedwi
tha
bul
let
onhi
sback.
SinceJapanwasat
war
wit
hAmer
ica,
har
bour
inganenemy
meant
bei
ng
at
rai
tor
toJapan.
Int
hat
casehemi
ght
bet
reat
edasat
rai
tor
despi
tehi
scompassi
onf
orhi
s
f
ell
owbei
ngs.

PageNo:31

1.Wi
l
l Hanahel
pthewoundedmanandwashhi
m her
sel
f?
Answer:
Hanawi
l
lhel
pthewoundedmanandwashhi
m her
sel
f.
ThewoundedAmer
ican
wasi
nav
e r
ybadst
ateandneededt
obewashedbef
orebei
ngoper
atedon.Hanadi
dnot
wantDrSadaot
ocl
eant
hedi
rt
yandunconsci
ouspr
isoner
,andsoaskedt
hei
rser
vant
,
Yumi
,todoso.However
,Yumi
def
iedhermast
er’
sor
deranddi
dnothel
p.Shet
hought
shewoul
d bepuni
shedbyl
awf
orbei
ngat
rai
tort
ohercount
ry.Asar
esul
t,Hanahad
noot
heropt
ionbutt
owashhi
m her
sel
f.Al
thought
hisactwasi
mpul
siv
eanddi
ppedi
na
senseofsuper
ior
it
yov
e rherser
vant
,Yumi
,shedi
ditwi
thsi
ncer
it
y.

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 PageNo:35

1.Whatwi
llDrSadaoandhi
swi
fedowi
tht
heman?
Answer:
DrSadaoandHanawi
l
lhel
ptheman.
Theyhadf
oundanunconsci
ouswounded
warpr
isonerwhoposedahuget
hreatt
othei
rownsaf
ety
.However
,DrSadaodeci
dedt
o
gowi
thhi
sgutf
eel
ingandoper
ateonhi
m.Hesavedhi
sli
feevent
houghi
twasf
ort
he
t
imebei
ng.
Thoughhal
fhear
tedl
y,
bot
htookgoodcar
eof
thepat
ient
’sheal
thandot
her
needs.
Hanaevenwashedandf
edhi
m wi
thherownhands.Al
thought
heyknewt
hatt
heywoul
d
havet
ohandhi
m ov
e rt
othear
mysoonerorl
ater
,theydi
dthei
rbestt
ohel
pthei
njur
ed
man.

PageNo:39

1.Wi
l
l DrSadaobear
rest
edont
hechar
geofhar
bour
inganenemy
?
Answer:
DrSadaowi
l
lbear
rest
edont
hechar
geofhar
bour
inganenemyi
fsomebody
compl
ainsagai
nsthi
manddi
scl
osest
hesecr
et.
He,
onhumani
tar
iangr
oundsaswel
las
pr
ofessi
onalgr
ounds,
hadt
endedawoundedwar
-pr
isonerwhi
chwasof
fi
cial
lyaser
ious
cr
ime.However
,hedi
dnotgetpuni
shedf
ort
hisof
fenceasi
twasneverr
eveal
edt
o
any
one,
excepthi
swi
fe,
loy
a l
butt
imi
dser
vant
s,andaGener
alwhowast
oosel
f-
obsessed
wi
thhi
sownt
reat
ment
.I
twassur
ethathewoul
dneverl
ett
hedoct
orl
eavehi
m.

PageNo:43

1.Whatwi
llDrSadaodot
ogetr
idoft
heman?
Answer
:Wi
tht
hei
njur
edAmer
ican'
sheal
thgr
adual
lyi
mpr
ovi
ng,Dr
SadaoandHanawer
e
i
naf
ixast
owhat
shoul
dbedonewi
thhi
m.However
,f
inal
ly
Dr.
Sadaowi
l
lsucceedt
oget
ri
d
of
him.
Thei
rl
oyal
ser
vant
shadl
eft
them.
Keepi
nghi
mint
hei
rhousecoul
dposeat
hreat
to
t
hei
rl
iv
e saswel
l.
AsHana’
si
mpat
ienceanddi
str
essgr
ew,
DrSadaor
eveal
edt
hemat
ter
to
t
heGener
alwhodeci
dedt
osendassassi
nst
oki
l
ltheyoungAmer
icani
nhi
ssl
eep.
Keenon
get
ti
ngr
idof
theescapedwar
-pr
isoner
,Dr
Sadaoagr
eed.
However
,t
hemat
ter
coul
dnot
be
r
esol
vedbecauset
heassassi
nsnever
came.
DrSadaot
henpl
annedanot
herwayt
ogetr
idofhi
m whi
chwasov
e r
power
edwi
th
sy
mpat
hyandadi
stantgr
ati
tudet
owar
dst
hepeopl
ehehadbeenl
i
nkedt
oinAmer
ica.He
deci
dedt
osavehi
spat
ientonemor
eti
me.Hesecr
etl
ysenthi
mtoani
sol
atedi
slandwi
th
f
ood,
bot
tl
edwat
er,
clot
hes,
blanketandhi
sownf
lashl
i
ghtonaboatf
rom wher
ehe
boar
dedaKor
ean

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shi
ptof
reedom andsaf
ety
.

PageNo:
47Readi
ngwi
thI
nsi
ght

1.Ther
ear
emoment
sinl
if
ewhenwehav
etomakehar
dchoi
cesbet
weenourr
olesas
pr
ivat
eindi
vi
dual
sandasci
ti
zenswi
thasenseofnat
ional
loy
alt
y.Di
scusswi
th
r
efer
encet
othest
oryy
ouhav
ejust
read.
Answer:
Thest
oryr
evol
vesr
oundt
hesenseofhumanv
a l
uest
hatpr
opel
saJapanese
doct
or,
thepr
otagoni
stt
ohel
panenemydur
ingwar
.Dr
.Sadao,
thepr
otagoni
sti
sina
di
l
e mma.
Hewi
shest
oactasapr
ivat
eindi
vi
dualwhosemor
alandet
hicalr
esponsi
bil
i
tyi
s
t
osavet
hesol
dier
.ButasaJapaneseheshoul
dhavegott
hesol
dierar
rest
edsot
hathe
cannotbecal
ledat
rai
tor
.
Asadoct
orandasani
ndi
vi
dualhi
sfi
rstj
obi
stosavet
heman.
Sohet
akeset
hical
r
esponsi
bil
i
ty.
Her
iskshi
sli
fe,
fameandsoci
alst
atusandt
akeshi
mtohi
shouseandmakes
ef
for
tst
osavehi
m.
Buthi
ssenseofpat
ri
oti
smaswel
lasnat
ional
ismi
nvol
vesar
epor
ttopol
i
c e.
Het
akest
he
gener
ali
nconf
idenceandpl
anst
ogethi
mki
l
ledbutl
ateronagai
nhel
pst
hesol
dieri
n
escapi
ng.Thust
hesenseofhumani
tyagai
nsthi
sfel
lowbei
ngswi
nsandhei
sunabl
eto
copeupwi
tht
heman-
madebar
ri
ers.

2.DrSadaowascompel
ledbydut
yasadoct
ort
ohel
ptheenemysol
dier
.Whatmade
Hana,
hiswi
fe,sympat
het
ict
ohi
mint
hef
aceofopendef
iancef
rom t
hedomest
icst
aff
?
Answer:
DrSadaoandHanaknewt
hatt
hei
rdeci
siont
osavet
heenemysol
dierwoul
dbe
quest
ionedbyever
yone.However
,theyf
ir
mlyf
oll
owedt
hei
rsenseofdut
y.ForDrSadao
t
hissenseofdut
ycamef
rom t
hepr
ofessi
onhewasi
n;butf
orHana,
thedut
ywaspur
ely
humani
tar
ian.Fr
om bear
ingt
hedef
iancef
rom herdomest
icst
afft
obei
ngf
orcedt
odoal
l
t
hechor
esofhouse-
hol
dher
sel
f,shedoesal
lwi
thgr
aceanddi
gni
ty.Hana’
slov
ing,
consi
der
ateandsy
mpat
het
icnat
ureshi
nesout
.Shewashedandf
edt
hesol
dieral
thoughi
t
wasnotherj
ob.Hercar
ehel
pedr
ecuper
atet
hesol
dierf
ast
.Iti
sal
soappar
entf
rom t
he
st
oryt
hatsher
espect
edherhusband,
andasasenseofdut
ytowar
dshi
m,di
dtheneedf
ul.
Thi
sexpl
ainswhyshe,
evenaf
terf
eel
ingsi
ck,
comesbackt
other
oom andr
eadi
l
ydoes
what
everi
stol
dbyherhusbanddur
ingt
heoper
ati
on.

3.Howwoul
dyouexpl
aint
her
eluct
anceoft
hesol
diert
oleav
etheshel
teroft
hedoct
or’
s
homeevenwhenheknewhecoul
dn’
tst
ayt
her
ewi
thoutr
iskt
othedoct
orand

3
hi
msel
f?
Answer:
Whent
heAmer
icanwar
-pr
isonercamet
oconsci
ousnessandr
eal
izedt
hathewas
savedbyaJapanesef
ami
l
y,hef
ear
edt
hathewoul
dbesoonhandedov
e rt
othear
my.
However
,ashenot
icedt
heamountofconcer
nandcar
egi
vent
ohi
mbyt
hef
ami
l
y,he
under
stoodt
hat
hewasi
nsaf
ehands.
Heknewt
hat
alt
houghhewasat
hreat
tot
hedoct
or’
s
f
ami
l
y,hi
sownl
if
emi
ght
besavedt
her
e.War
isman-
made.
Thesol
dier
washi
redt
ofi
ght
in
t
hewar
.Hewasnot
atal
li
nter
est
edt
ojoi
nit
oncemor
e.But
hewashel
pless.
Bur
denedwi
th
gr
ati
tudet
owar
dst
hef
ami
l
y,heul
ti
mat
ely
d eci
dest
ocompl
ywi
thwhat
thedoct
orpl
annedf
or
hi
m-t
heescape.

4.Whatexpl
ainst
heat
ti
tudeoft
heGener
ali
nthemat
teroft
heenemysol
dier
?Wasi
t
humanconsi
der
ati
on,
lackofnat
ionall
oyal
ty,
der
eli
cti
onofdut
yorsi
mpl
ysel
f
absor
pti
on?
Answer:
TheGener
alwast
otal
lygov
e r
nedbysel
fabsor
pti
on.Hewasapat
ientofDr
Sadaoanddi
dnott
rustany
oneexcepthi
m wheni
tcamet
ohi
sheal
th.Hecoul
dnott
ake
t
her
iskofl
i
vingunpr
otect
edi
fthedoct
orwasexecut
edf
ort
reacher
y.Hehadper
sonal
assassi
nswhom hepr
omi
sedt
ousef
orki
l
li
ngt
hei
njur
edsol
dier
.Buti
roni
cal
ly
,hef
orgot
hi
spr
omi
set
ohel
pthedoct
or.Humani
tywasnothi
scupoft
ea.

5.Whi
l
ehat
redagai
nstamemberoft
heenemyr
acei
sjust
if
iabl
e,especi
all
ydur
ing
wart
ime,whatmakesahumanbei
ngr
iseabov
enar
rowpr
ejudi
ces?
Answer
:Newsof
war
isf
ast
becomi
ngawayof
li
fe.
Themoment
onepi
cksupanewspaper
,
onei
sbombar
dedwi
thnewsof
war
sbet
weendi
ff
erent
count
ri
es,
dir
ect
lyor
indi
rect
ly.
It
is
obvi
oust
hat
thecount
ri
esat
war
areenemi
esandhat
redi
sapar
tof
thi
senmi
ty.
However
t
hesuccessof
humani
tycomeswhenwer
iseabov
e t
hisenmi
tyandshowour
lov
e t
owar
ds
t
heci
vi
li
zat
ionasawhol
e.Dr
Sadaodi
dthesame.
Hedi
dwhat
ever
hecoul
dtosavet
hel
if
eofa
manwhom heknewwasawar
-pr
isoner
.Thei
nst
anthesawt
hei
njur
edman,hewas
f
il
ledwi
thconcer
n.I
gnor
ingt
hef
act
that
hewast
heenemy
ofhi
scount
ryandhemust
have
ki
l
ledsomanyJapaneseandmi
ghtki
l
levenmor
e,i
fal
iv
e ,
h esavedhi
m.

6.Doy
out
hinkt
hedoct
or’
sfi
nalsol
uti
ont
othepr
obl
em wast
hebestpossi
bleonei
n
t
heci
rcumst
ances?
Answer:
Thedoct
ort
ri
edhi
sbestt
osavet
hei
njur
edsol
dierasapar
tofhi
sdut
y.Butt
he
ul
ti
mat
equest
ionwaswhatt
odonext
.Itcannotbesai
dthathebet
rayedhi
scount
ryashe

4
t
oldt
het
rut
htot
heGener
al.However,
whenhenot
icedt
hatt
hesol
dierwast
obeki
l
lednot
f
ort
hebenef
itoft
hecount
rybutonl
ytosavet
hedoct
or’
sli
fe,
hedeci
dedt
ohel
phi
mfl
ee.
I
nsuchasi
tuat
ion,
thedoct
or'
sfi
nalsol
uti
ont
othepr
obl
em wast
hebestpossi
bleone.

7.Doest
hest
oryr
emi
ndy
ouof‘
Bir
th’
byA.J.Cr
oni
nthaty
our
eadi
nSnapshot
slast
y
e ar
?Whatar
ethesi
mil
ari
ti
es?
Answer:
Thest
orydef
ini
tel
yremi
ndsoneof“
Bir
th’
byA.J.Cr
oni
n.Ther
eisast
ri
ki
ng
si
mil
ari
tybet
weenbot
hthest
ori
es.Bot
hrevol
vear
ounddoct
orswhot
ryt
hei
rlevelbestt
o
savet
hel
i
vesofnear
lydeadhumanbei
ngs.I
nthest
ory‘
Bir
th’
,DrAndr
ewsavest
hel
i
feof
anal
mostst
il
lbor
nbabyboywi
thal
otofef
for
t,whi
l
e‘TheEnemy
’deal
swi
tht
hest
oryof
DrSadaowhosavesanAmer
icansol
dierf
rom t
heenemyt
roopsdur
ingt
het
imesofwar
.
Bot
hthest
ori
esdeal
wit
hhumani
ty,
l
ove,
aff
ect
ion,
sel
fl
essnessandast
rongsenseof
dut
y.

8.I
sther
eanyf
il
myouhav
eseenornov
e ly
ouhav
ereadwi
thasi
mil
art
heme? Answer:
Thest
ory‘
TheEnemy
’isbui
l
tont
hepi
l
lar
sofsel
fl
essness,
senseofdut
y,ki
ndnessand
gener
osi
ty.Ther
ehavebeenmanyf
il
msandnov
e l
sbasedont
hist
heme.Onesuch
exampl
eist
hef
il
m‘MyNamei
sKhan’
,wher
ethepr
otagoni
st,
wit
hasenseofdut
yand
gener
osi
ty,
goest
othef
loodedGeor
giat
osavet
hel
i
vesofhi
sfr
iends,
MamaJenny
,Joel
andot
hernat
ives.Hesel
fl
essl
ywor
kst
osavet
het
ownwi
thoutt
hinki
ngt
wiceaboutt
he
possi
bledanger
stohi
sownl
i
fe.