compare and contrast the character of Dr.Sadao and his wife Hana
Dr Sadao Hoki was not only a trained surgeon, educated in America in the field of surgery and medicine, but also a reputed scientist in Japan. Since he was perfecting a discovery which would render wounds entirely clean, he had not been sent abroad with the Japanese troops but had been allowed to stay at home and continue with his work. He was also supposed to be at hand in case the old General needed an operation for a condition for which he was now being treated medically. Sadao was married to Hana, a Japanese girl whom he had met in America, they had finished their work at school, come home to Japan and when his father had seen her the marriage had been arranged in the old Japanese way. The marriage had produced two children and the couple was perfectly happy. The dilemma that Sadao faced in lieu of the arrival of the wounded enemy soldier on his doorstep was a clash between his duties as a doctor and that as a citizen of a particular nation. He comments that if the man was whole, uninjured, then he would not have faced any difficulty in turning him over to the police. As a nation at war, America was the common enemy of all Japanese citizens and the enemy soldier was only a common fellow. However, the fact that he was wounded complicated this issue because as a doctor, Sadao had taken the oath to put those duties first and serve mankind as a whole, without any discriminations on the basis of nationality. As a wounded person, the American soldier was at his mercy and he found it impossible to refuse medical assistance in such a case.
Hana, was Sadao's dutiful wife, a sincere and loving person, devoted to her husband and a caring mother to their children, educated in America like her husband. She was a conscientious citizen who duly alerted her husband to the risks involved in aiding an enemy soldier but when she saw her husband resolved upon doing his professional duty, she extended her full cooperation. Hana's character is grace personified, although she does not feel right about helping the enemy, she puts her humanity first and takes care of him. She gradually comes to care for the soldier even though the servants disapproved of their actions and gave notice for leave. She refrains from rebuking them or trying to persuade them to her cause, she allows them the same independence which she would want for herself in taking a decision. Hana was extremely kind and considerate, her dilemma was the clash between putting her family's safety first or to tend to someone's call for help, even if an enemy.
Hana, was Sadao's dutiful wife, a sincere and loving person, devoted to her husband and a caring mother to their children, educated in America like her husband. She was a conscientious citizen who duly alerted her husband to the risks involved in aiding an enemy soldier but when she saw her husband resolved upon doing his professional duty, she extended her full cooperation. Hana's character is grace personified, although she does not feel right about helping the enemy, she puts her humanity first and takes care of him. She gradually comes to care for the soldier even though the servants disapproved of their actions and gave notice for leave. She refrains from rebuking them or trying to persuade them to her cause, she allows them the same independence which she would want for herself in taking a decision. Hana was extremely kind and considerate, her dilemma was the clash between putting her family's safety first or to tend to someone's call for help, even if an enemy.