Question 6: Do you think the doctor’s final solution to the problem was the best possible one in the circumstances?
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In the very beginning of the story, Sadao agrees with Hana when she says, “The best thing that we could do would be to put him back into the sea.” But he finds that a man is badly wounded. He has a gunshot in his back. as a doctor he has been trained not to let a man die if he can help it. And this is what he does. And this is what he does. He takes the man into his house and does all he can to save his life. At the same time he never forgets that he is an enemy. He wants to get rid of him as soon as possible. He thinks of handing him over to the police but can't do so. He is certain that they would kill him. He is in a fix what to do. At last he adopts a course that could be the best under the circumstances. He helps the man to escape in a boat. Thus it gets rid of him without having him killed. Dr Sadao rises above narrow prejudices and acts in a truly humanitarian manner.
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Explanation: The doctor tried his best to save the injured soldier as a part of his duty. But the ultimate question was what to do next. It cannot be said that he betrayed his country as he told the truth to the General. However ,when he noticed that the soldier was to be killed not for the benefit of the country but only to save the doctor’s life, he decided to help him flee. In such a situation, the doctor's final solution to the problem was the best possible one.