The Enemy (Character, Settings & Background)
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 ...