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Dr Sadao was compelled by his duty as a doctor to help the enemy soldier. What made Hana, his wife, sympathetic to him in the face of open defiance from the domestic staff?  

Answer:

When Sadao and Hana saw the prisoner of war, they were confronted with a dilemma for a moment but the doctor in Sadao surfaced spontaneously. Hana, too, knew that if they left the American there, he would certainly die. She could not put him back into the sea. When Sadao asked if she could put him into the sea, she said, 'But if you can do it alone ...' clearly indicating her unwillingness. In the bedroom Hana covered him with a flowered silk quilt and also washed him when Yumi refused. She helped Sadao operate he was afraid lest the servants report on them yet her 'anger' at Yumi gave her courage. When the soldier regained consciousness,, he was terrified. Hana apologized, served mm, and reassured him.   Her pride and self respect held her back from the servants as they decided to leave them or giving in to their pressure. Perhaps, as the servants felt, their stay in America had changed their attitude and they were not as parochial as the rest. It could also be that they were educated and sensitive human beings unlike the servants, who viewed the situation as either good or bad.