The Enemy (Character, Settings & Background)

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 Characters

  • Dr. Sadao Hoki – A Japanese doctor. He studied medicine in America and later returned to Japan.
  • Hana – His wife, Japanese. The two met in America, became friends, and married there legally. It is unlikely that Hana was a medical student.
  • Sadao’s father – A true, die-hard Japanese, blindly patriotic. He did not allow any foreign articles at home.
  • The old General – Japan’s army General; Sadao’s patient. He was a cruel man in his prime years.
  • Tom – An American soldier who got ashore near Sadao’s house following a serious injury. Tom was treated by Sadao.
  • Yumi – Sadao’s maid, in charge of the babies. She was attached to the babies.
  • Gardener – Sadao’s gardener, an old man, in service since Sadao’s father’s time.
  • The cook – Sadao’s cook, an old man, in service since Sadao’s father’s time.
  • An officer – A messenger of the General.

Settings & Background

  • The story happens in a coastal town of Japan.
  • Most probably in the year 1941 following Japan attacking Pearl Harbor where the US army was camping and controlling.
  • Japanese were hostile to the Americans. Any Japanese was ready to kill any American found in their soil.

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