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    A Japanese doctor finds an injured American prisoner of war washed ashore near his home during World War II. As a doctor, he feels compelled to save the man's life, but as a patriot he may be expected to turn the prisoner over to the army. The story explores the dilemma the doctor faces in deciding whether to act as a healer or a patriot when an enemy soldier appears at his doorstep.

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    A Japanese doctor finds an injured American prisoner of war washed ashore near his home during World War II. As a doctor, he feels compelled to save the man's life, but as a patriot he may be expected to turn the prisoner over to the army. The story explores the dilemma the doctor faces in deciding whether to act as a healer or a patriot when an enemy soldier appears at his doorstep.

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    A Japanese doctor finds an injured American prisoner of war washed ashore near his home during World War II. As a doctor, he feels compelled to save the man's life, but as a patriot he may be expected to turn the prisoner over to the army. The story explores the dilemma the doctor faces in deciding whether to act as a healer or a patriot when an enemy soldier appears at his doorstep.

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    THE ENEMY

    -Pearl S. Buck
    It is the time of world war. An American prisoner of war is washed ashore in a dying state
    and is found at the doorstep of a Japanese doctor. Should he save him as a doctor or hand
    him over to the army as a patriot?

    Dr. Sadao Hoki’s house was built on a spot on the Japanese coast where as a little boy he had
    played often. The low, square stone house was set upon rocks well above

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