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want character sketch of dr. sadao hoki in chap. the enemy somebody plz its urgent

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.

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Dr Sadao Hoki was the only son of his father. He was highly influenced by his father. His education was his father's only concern. For this reason he had been sent to America at the age of twenty-two to study surgery and medicine. He married Hana in America when he became sure she was Japanese. This shows Sadao's love for Japan.
Dr Sadao was first a doctor and then anything else. He and Hana found a prisoner of war wounded and bleeding. He at once packed the wound with sea moss. Sadao was in a dilemma. The wounded man was an American. Japan was at war with America. If he shel­tered a white man he could be arrested. If he handed him over the police, he would certainly die. All Americans were their enemies. Still he brought the man home, washed his wounds. He knew that the man would die if he was not operated on.
Dr Sadao and his obedient wife faced the ire and displeasure of their servants. Yumi didn't want to wash a white man. The old gardener thought that his master must let the whiteman die. Dr Sadao ignored all these warnings. He heard the call of his profession and operated on the prisoner of war.
Dr Sadao's heart overflowed with human kindness. Lest Tom be arrested, he made elabo­rate arrangements for his escape. He put his boat on the shore with food and extra clothing. He did all these sacrifices putting himself and his wife at maximum risk. He could even lose his life for sheltering an enemy and arranging for his escape. He rose to the occasion and did what only a devoted doctor could have done in the circumstances.
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