CBSE 2025, Set 1

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(A) The element of dilemma, between humanity and Patriotism elevates the character of Dr. Sadao in 'The Enemy'. Support your answer with evidence from the text.

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The correct answer is Subjective. Dr. Sadao's character is elevated by his profound internal conflict and ultimate choice to prioritize human life, demonstrating how his medical ethics and basic human values helped him rise above narrow national prejudices. - **The Dilemma:** When an American prisoner of war washed ashore, Dr. Sadao was torn between his patriotic duty as a Japanese citizen to hand the enemy over to the police, and his professional oath as a doctor to save a dying man. - **Humanity Triumphs:** Despite knowing the soldier's identity, his medical training in America under professors who valued human life above all urged him to treat the POW as a patient rather than an enemy. - **Risks Taken:** He risked his illustrious career, his family's safety, and faced open defiance from his servants. He ran the severe risk of being arrested for treason. - **Resolution:** He was true to his conscience. He successfully operated on the soldier, saved his life, and eventually helped him escape. The values of his profession were so deeply ingrained in him that humanity transcended patriotism, elevating his character to that of a true humanitarian.

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