What is the conflict of the story The Enemy by Pearl S. Buck?

Answer 1

The reward that sadao received was that the prisoner of war , Tom , had found a Korean boat to rescue him from the island which he had been sent to by Sadao. Sadao concluded that tom had escaped safely as he did not see any spot of black in the twilighted sea that night.

Answer 2

"The Enemy" by Pearl S. Buck revolves around the conflict between a Chinese farmer and an American pilot who becomes stranded in the Chinese countryside during World War II. The farmer initially sees the pilot as an enemy due to the ongoing war, but they both come to realize their shared humanity and form a bond despite their cultural and language barriers.

Answer 3

In the story 'The Enemy,' Dr. Sadao had been brought up in a typical Japanese culture.His father was a great patriot. It is the time of the world war. An American prisoner is washed ashore in front of Sadao's house after escaping. The doctor and his wife are torn between the question of humanity and patriotism. They were in doubt whether they should save this man or hand him over. Sadao being an important surgeon to the general of the country is not sent for the war. Later, Sadao reveals about the prisoner. The general agrees to help him by promising him that he would send assassins to kill the American. At the end humanity dominates over patriotism and the prisoner is left free.