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HAMEL EXPLAINS
➢ Tells Franz that he will not scold Franz
CH-1 THE LAST LESSON
➢ But says that Franz should feel bad
ANECDOTE ➢ Every day student say they have plenty of time, will do it later, but time has ended
➢ Fellows will say, “You are Frenchmen but still do not know to read or write French.”
• INTRODUCTION
➢ Says we all have great excuses
➢ Boy named Franz gets late for school
➢ Taunts that parents would have made Franz to work for money
➢ Not prepared for lesson on participles given by teacher – M. Hamel
➢ Says in taunting manner that it is his fault that he sent Franz to water gardens and
➢ Afraid of scolding
announced holidays when he wished going for fishing (Which in real sense, M. Hamel does
➢ Thinks of bunking day Bright weather, chirping of birds, not)
➢ But had the strength to resist open field, Prussian soldiers drilling ➢ M.Hamel talks about French language
• BEFORE REACHING SCHOOL
➢ Says it the most beautiful, clearest and logical language in the world
➢ Crowd in front of bulletin board
➢ Frenchmen should guard it among themselves and never forget it
➢ Franz ignores as he was getting late
➢ because when a people are enslaved, as long as they hold fast to their language it is as if
➢ Blacksmith, Watcher stops Franz For the last two years all bad news they had the key to their prison
➢ Says not to hurry. Plenty of time had come from there — the lost • M.HAMEL EXPLAINS GRAMMAR LESSON
➢ Franz ignores and takes it as fun on him battles, the draft, the orders of the ➢ M.Hamel reads grammar lesson and explains
• SCHOOL OBSERVATION commanding officer ➢ Franz amazed to see how well he understood it
➢ Everything quiet as Sunday morning
➢ Realises he never listened that carefully and that M. Hamel had never explained with such
➢ Different from usual
patience
➢ Franz saw classmates from outside Usually, great noise, opening and
closing of desks, repeating sounds • LESSON IN WRITING
window
of lessons, sound of teacher’s ruler ➢ M.Hamel had new copies for them
➢ Saw M. Hamel walking up and down with
striking on table ➢ written in a beautiful round hand — France, Alsace, France, Alsace
Iron ruler under his arms
➢ looked like little flags floating everywhere in the school-room
➢ Franz tries to get inside without getting
➢ every one set to work, very quiet, only sound was the scratching of the pens over the paper
noticed
➢ Once some beetles flew in; but nobody paid any attention to them
• CLASS OBSERVATION
➢ “Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?”
➢ M.Hamel saw Franz but told nothing
• M.HAMEL’S EMOTIONS
➢ Says, “We were about to begin without you”
➢ Franz observes his teacher
➢ Franz sat down at desk
➢ M. Hamel sitting motionless in his chair and gazing first at one thing, then at another, as if he
➢ After a moment, observes very different things 1. Teacher had beautiful green wanted to fix in his mind just how everything looked in that little school-room
➢ M.Hamel announces coat, frilled shirt, black silk cap ➢ forty years he had been there in the same place, with his garden outside the window and his
➢ Order from berlin to schools of Alsace and Lorraine which he only wore on inspection class in front of him
➢ To teach only German in schools from tomorrow days and prize days ➢ it must have broken his heart to leave it all, to hear his sister moving about in the room
➢ This is the last French lesson
above, packing their trunks
• FRANZ’s REACTION 2. so quiet class rooms
➢ But he had the courage to hear every lesson to the very last
➢ Came as thunder clap to him
3.Back benches, which were always • ENDING OF CLASS
➢ Hardly knew how to write
empty were occupied by village ➢ church-clock struck twelve
➢ Felt sorry for not learning lesson people sitting quietly: old Hauser, ➢ trumpets of the Prussians, returning from drill
➢ Books that earlier seemed to be heavy weight were now like with his three-cornered hat, the ➢ M. Hamel stood up, very pale, in his chair
old friends which he did not wanted to give up on
former mayor, the former ➢ “My friends,” said he, “I—I—” But something choked him. He could not go on.
➢ Idea of M. Hamel going away made Franz forget about his
postmaster, and several others ➢ he turned to the blackboard, took a piece of chalk
ruler and how strict he was
➢ wrote as large as he could — “Vive La France!”
➢ Realised blacksmith’s words 4. Everyone looked sad
➢ stopped and leaned his head against the wall
➢ Realised why old men of village were sitting
➢ without a word, he made a gesture with his hand — “School is dismissed — you may go.”
➢ While Franz was thinking about all this, 1. they felt sorry about not going
➢ His name gets called to recite participles to school
➢ Stands up, got mixed on first few words, does not look up
2. it was their way of thanking
master for 40 YEARS OF FAITHFUL
SERVICE
❖ Impressed by Shukla’s desire and story Gandhi said, ‘‘I have to be in Calcutta on such-and-
❖ MONTHS PASSED……
complete information about conditions which Shukla was NOT ABLE TO IMPART
▪ For this, Gandhi ji sent a telegram to prof. J.B Kriplani, of the arts college in
Muzzafarpur whom he had seen at Tagore’s shantiniketan school.
❖ At this point, Gandhi arrived in Champaran
▪ Train arrived at midnight, 15 April 1917
❖ Gandhi stayed in Muzzafarpur for 2 days in the home of prof. Malkani, a teacher in govt. ❖ First, he visited secretary of British Landlord Association
school ▪ Gandhi was not given any information claiming that he was an outsider
▪ Gandhi appreciates the fact that Malkani even being a govt. teacher made a
▪ Gandhi replied, HE IS NOT AN OUTSIDER
place to stay at his own house for Gandhi
❖ Then he called on the British Official Commissioner of the Tirhut division in which
Champaran district lay
❖ News of Gandhi’s nature of mission spread quickly through Muzzafarpur and to Champaran ▪ Commissioner bullied Gandhi
▪ Advised Gandhi ji to leave
▪ Gandhi ji did not leave.
❖ Sharecroppers began appearing on foot to see their CHAMPION
are so crushed and fear stricken, law courts are useless and does no good. The real relief
❖ Report came that a peasant had been maltreated in a nearby village
for them is TO BE FREE FROM FEAR ▪ Gandhi ji decided to go and see him
▪ Next morning, Gandhi started on back of an elephant
▪ Police superintendent’s messenger overtook him
▪ Ordered him to return to town
MAJRA KYA THA? WHAT WAS THE MATTER? ▪ Gandhi disagreed
▪ Messenger drove Gandhi home and served him with an official letter TO QUIT
CHAMPARAN IMMEDIATELY
▪ Gandhi ji wrote on paper that HE WILL DISOBEY.
▪ Result- GANDHI RECEIVED A SUMMON TO APPEAR IN COURT NEXT DAY
❖ Most of the arable land in Champaran district was divided into large estates owned by
❖ When information of synthetic indigo reached illiterate peasants, they wanted their money ❖ Prosecutor requested judge to postpone the trial
back. ▪ As they wanted to consult their superiors
❖ Gandhi ji protested against the delay
❖ He said that he DISREGARDED the ‘ORDER TO LEAVE’ NOT for the want of respect for the
❖ Gandhi ji and lawyers now proceeded to conduct a far-flung inquiry into the problems of
lawful authorities, BUT IN OBEDIENCE TO HIGHER LAW OF OUR-BEING, THE VOICE
the farmer
OF CONSCIENCE
▪Depositions by about 10,000 peasants were written down and notes made on
❖ Magistrate announced that he would pronounce sentence after 2 hours break other evidences.
▪ Documents were collected
❖ Asked Gandhi ji to furnish bail for those two hours ❖ The whole area was throbbed with the activity of investigators, in short tabahi mach
gayi!
❖ Gandhi ji refused
❖ Then he took a piece of paper and divided the group into pairs and put down the order in
❖ 1. That the amount of refund was less important than the fact that landlords had to
❖ Several days later, Gandhi received a written communication from Magistrate informing surrender their PART OF MONEY AND ALSO, THEIR PART OF PRIDE
him that the Lieutenant governor had ordered the case to be dropped.
ABOVE THE LAW. Now the peasant saw that HE HAD RIGHTS AND DEFENDERS, HE ❖ Gandhi ji noticed the bad state of women’s clothes. Asked Kasturbai to talk to them
❖ Lawyers thought it would be a good idea for Andrews to stay in Champaran and help them.
❖ During his long stay in Champaran, Gandhi ji kept a long-distance watch on ashram.
❖ Andrews was willing if Gandhi ji agreed
❖ He sent regular instructions by mails and asked for financial accounts.
❖ BUT GANDHI JI OPPOSED
❖ He said that the cause is just and they should rely on themselves to WIN THE
❖ Champaran episode WAS A TURNING POINT IN GANDHI’S LIFE
BATTLE. They should NOT SEEK HELP OF ANDREWS as he is an Englishman and
❖ He explained that what he did was very ordinary thing that he declared, that THEY COULD
THIS WILL SHOW THE WEAKNESS OF THEIR HEARTS
NOT ORDER HIM IN HIS OWN COUNTRY
❖ THIS WAY GANDHI JI TAUGHT THEM A LESSONIN SELF RELIANCE
❖ Champaran episode grew out as an attempt TO REMOVE DISTRESS OF LARGE NUMBER OF
POOR PEASANTS.
❖ SELF-RELIANCE, INDIAN INDEPENDENCE AND HELP TO SHARECROPPERS WERE
❖ This was GANDHI JI’s TYPICAL WAY ALL BOUND TOGETHER.
❖ His politics were linked with the day-to-day problems of the millions. HE WAS A
❖ HE TRIED TO MULD A NEW FREE INDIAN WHO COULD STAND ON HIS OWN FEET
❖ He saw the cultural and social backwardness in Champaran villages and wanted to do
something immediately
▪Mahadev desai and Narhari Parikh, 2 young men and disciplines along with
their wives volunteered for work
▪ Several other came from Bombay, Pune and other parts of the land
❖ Devadas, Gandhi ji’s youngest son arrived from ashram and so did Mrs. Gandhi. Primary
❖ Kasturbai taught the ashram rules on personal cleanliness and community sanitation
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FLAMINGO ❖ The boy from the make-up department blamed that the main reason for all his discomfort and distress was
CH-6 POETS AND PANCAKES BY ASOKAMITRAN Kothamanglam Subbu
Office boy making the remaining crowd look ugly at times of crowd shooting ▪ The incident- Once an angry actress started throwing tantrums (nakhre) on set leaving everyone in
shock while the lawyer secretly switched on the recording. He played it when the actress stopped,
❖ Office Boy
leaving her shocked. It became very hard for her to recover from the tone, volume and tantrums she
▪ Make-up studio had its own office boy
used. Due to this experience, it marked the end of her short but brilliant acting career.
▪ Not a boy but a man in early forties
▪ The lawyer wore different unique clothes, different from the usual uniform- khadi dhoti and Khadi shirt
▪ Joined the studio with the dream of becoming an actor or screen-writer, director or lyricist
▪ He wore pants, tie and sometimes a coat
❖ Ashokamitran- The Author
▪ Narrator called him a ‘neutral man in the assembly of Gandhiites and Khadiites’ because he was
▪ Duty- to cut out newspaper clippings on variety of subjects and store them in files.
different from the rest of them
▪ Many of these had to be written by hand
▪ Was allowed to produce his own film, gets flop-lots of make-up used
▪ Was given a small area in a room with French windows on two sides
▪ Finally, the boss shut down the story department
▪ Most people thought that the job was insignificant (koi zyada mehnat wala kaam nahi tha)
▪ Narrator tells in a sarcastic way that this is the first time where a lawyer lost his job because the poets
▪ People including office boy would lecture him about how talent was getting wasted
were asked to go home
▪ Author wished for more crowd shootings to protect him from lectures
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❖ Gemini Studios was frequently visited by famous poets ▪ Writers at Gemini Studio had not heard of the name.
❖ Mess at studio was excellent ▪ Author wanted to know about the publication before sending his entry
❖ The congress rule meant restrictions and a cup of coffee with friends was the only source of entertainment- only ▪ Went to the library, saw many copies of The Encounter
the office boys and clerks worked ▪ Author pleased by the Editor: Stephen Spender and sent his entry
❖ Poets wore clothes made of Khadi and respected Gandhi ji for its prevelance (commonness) but were not ❖ Many years later
politically inclined. ▪ Writer left Gemini Studios
❖ Poets hated terms like Communism ▪ Had plenty of time but not much money
▪ Communist- a person who believes that all the land and property should be owned by the ▪ Saw books being sold at footpath on sale which attracted him
public/government sector and everyone be paid according to the work they do ▪ Priced at 50 paisa each
▪ They thought that a Communist did not love his family. He would not hesitate in killing them. ▪ Took a copy of the book titled, ‘The God That Failed’
▪ They thought that a communist is there to create violence among innocent people. ▪ It had 6 essays by six famous men who wrote about communism
▪ This thought was popular in South India and the poets ▪ One among the author was Stephen Spender, WHO HAD VISITED THE GEMENI STUDIOS
❖ Gemini Studio welcomed Frank Buchman’s Moral Re-Armament Army (MRA) ▪ Book became important to him
▪ Came to Madras in 1952 consisting of 200 people ▪ He was reminded of him and the reaction to Stephen Spender at the Studios was no longer a mystery
▪ Referred to as the international circus though they were not very good ▪ Thought that the boss at Gemini Studios may not be concerned with Spender’s poetry.
▪ Performed two plays again and again to different parts of Madras and gained appreciation.
▪ Costumes and sets were near to perfect
▪ The MRA was opposed to Communism
▪ However, bosses and businesses remained unaffected
▪ Staff of Gemini Studios enjoyed hosting 200 people as it was different from their usual routine of crowd
performances where pancakes were applied
❖ After a few months, Gemini Studios got another chance to welcome a poet from England
▪ People made guesses about who was going to visit them next
▪ Was not a poet but an editor of a newspaper daily
▪ Highest level of managers at The Hindu were involved which meant that the editor was an important
personality
▪ Staff at the Studio never heard of his name.
❖ Arrival of Guest
▪ Guest was tall, serious-looking British face
▪ Boss of the Studio welcomed him with a speech which was evident that he did not know much about the
guest.
▪ No one could understand anything because of his British accent
▪ His visit became a mystery
❖ Ashokamitran’s views on writing
▪ Feels that writing cannot be performed by the intelligent because it is a task of those who are patient
▪ A writer should not have any feelings of rejection
❖ An incident
▪ The Hindu advertised that there was a short story contest
▪ Organised by a British Publication- ‘The Encounter’
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FLAMINGO • Scholar for his idea on semiotics (the study of signs), literary
interpretation before he turned to writing fiction (khud ke man se
CH-7 THE INTERVIEW BY CHRISTOPHER SILVESTER
banayi hui stories)
ANECDOTES • Achieved superstardom with the publication of ‘The Name of the
Rose’ in 1980, sold more than 10 million copies
❖ -----------------------the interview begins-------------------------------------------
❖ Interviews: invented 130 years ago
(refer to the Video by CBSE Winners on YouTube to understand the rest part.”
❖ Has become commonplace for journalism, every educated is believed to read an
interview at least once.
❖ Almost every celebrity has been interviewed once or more than once
❖ Different views about interview by different people
▪ For: believe it to be a path towards complete truth and consider its practice to be
an art.
▪ Against: From interviewee’s (Jo interview de raha hai) point of view, it is like an
unwanted interference in their personal life.
▪ “In some primitive(ancient) culture, it is believed that if one takes a
photographic portrait of somebody then one is stealing that person’s
soul.” It creates a picture in in the
❖ Many famous personalities have a bad impression in their mind minds of readers and viewers
about interviews. which according to an old
▪ V.S. Naipaul, writer saying, steals the original
Feels that a bad interview has the tendency of leaving identity of the person.
them wounded for life.
▪ Creator of Alice in Wonderland
Never consented (to give permission) to be interviewed
Because was too scared of the interviewer
Feared that a lot of attention would be drawn towards him
Would later narrate his success tales of avoiding interviews with satisfaction
and enjoyment.
▪ Rudyard Kipling, Poetic Writer
Strongly against the idea of getting interviewed
Wife recorded one incident when their day in Boston was ruined by two
reporters
Husband refused to appear for the interview
According to him, interviews are immortal (never dying)
Calls interviewing a crime which should have punishment just like other crimes
Extremely unpleasant experience
No man with self-respect would ask or give interview
▪ Saul Bellow, writer
Described interviews as being like thumbprints on his windpipe.
▪ But according to Denis Brian Means that he felt
Interviews give us clear impression of the people choked &
suffocated when he
-------------------------PART II----------------------------------------------------- sat for interviews.
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(this conversation is not important for paper) (this conversation is not important for paper)
Excuse me, but aren’t you Danny Casey? Promise you’ll tell no-one?” Sophie said. --- “Nothing to tell is
he said, “Yes, that’s right there?” ------- “Promise, Geoff — Dad’d murder me.” --------
“Only if he thought it was true.” ---“Please, Geoff.” --------
I asked him for an autograph for little Derek, “Christ, Sophie, you’re still at school. Danny Casey must have
but neither of us had any paper or a pen. So strings of girls.” ----------“No he doesn’t.”------------------------------
then we just talked a bit. About the clothes in ---- “How could you know that?” he jeered.---------------------------
Royce’s window. He seemed lonely. he said, if - “He told me, that’s how.” ----------“As if anyone would tell a
I would care to meet him. girl something like that.” “Yes he did. He isn’t like that. He’s...
quiet
he would give me an autograph then. Of
course, I said I would.”
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VISTAS ▪ It had a letter inside:
THE THIRD LEVEL BY JACK FINNEY
ANECDOTES
VISTAS ▪ To prevent this, 50 expensive rings was sent to officer’s wife to choose one or two rings, but all rings
CH-2 THE TIGER KING BY KALKI were taken
I IV
❖ Maharaja of Pratibandapuram, Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur
❖ Maharaja’s tiger hunts continued to be highly successful
❖ Also called Tiger King- protagonist (leading character of a story)
❖ Within 10 years, he was able to kill 70 tigers
❖ Very courageous but now dead, manner of death is very interesting
❖ Then, tiger population became extinct in Pratibandapuram
❖ Great miracle took place at his birth.
❖ Maharaja calls dewan, decides to get married to a royal family who lives in state with huge number of tigers,
▪ Astrologers foretold that the child will grow up to become hero of heroes, champion of champions
dewan followed orders
but ...will die one day
❖ Maharaja killed 5-6 tigers every time he visited his father-in-law’s
▪ Ten days old Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur spoke up, “O wise prophets!”
❖ In this manner, 99 tigers were killed
▪ Further says that everyone will die one day, would believe their studies if they could tell the manner
of his death.
V
▪ Everyone in shock, ten days old baby opening lips, also raising intelligent questions!
❖ Maharaja dreamt of 100th tiger day and night
▪ Astrologers reply, prince born in hour of bull, bull and tigers are enemy, so death will be because of
❖ Tigers got extinct even in his father-in-law’s kingdom
tigers and advice the prince to be aware of tigers
❖ Became impossible to locate tigers anywhere
▪ Prince replies, “let tigers beware!”
❖ Maharaja announced 3 years exemption (free) from all taxes for village which found out the tiger
II ❖ Tiger still not found
1. drank milk of an English cow
❖ Maharaja became angry, ordered dewan to double the land taxes and warned him about losing his job
❖ Crown prince grew taller and stronger day by day
2. brought up by an English nanny ❖ Dewan saw that a tiger had been brought from the People’s park in Madras
❖ Born and brough up like other princes
3. tutored in English by an English man ❖ At midnight, dewan and his wife dragged the tiger to the place where king was hunting
❖ Became king at age of 20
4.saw only English films ❖ Maharaja fired a bullet, tiger fell down
❖ Everyone remembered astrologer’s prediction
❖ Maharaja became extremely happy of killing the 100th tiger, went back happily
❖ Tiger king started tiger hunt, killed a tiger and called the
❖ Hunters went to take a closer look at tiger and realised that the bulled missed the shot and the tiger just
Astrologers
fainted from the sound of the bullet. Hence, 100th tiger was not killed.
❖ Astrologers replied that he may kill 99 tigers but the 100th tiger will be the cause of his death
❖ In fear if losing jobs, no one told it to maharaja and one of the hunters killed the tiger
❖ What if the 100th tiger were also killed? asks king
❖ A few days later, Maharaja’s son’s 3rd birthday was celebrated
❖ “I shall cut off my tuft, crop my hair and become an insurance agent” replies astrologer
❖ Maharaja went to shopping centre and searched every shop. Finally, he spotted a wooden tiger in a toy shop
III and decided to buy it.
❖ Wooden tiger was very cheap but due to fear of maharaja, the shopkeeper demanded 300Rs.
❖ State banned tiger hunting except Maharaja
❖ Maharaja took it and played with his son and the wooden tiger
❖ Any disobedience would lead to snatching of wealth and property
❖ Wooden tiger was made by an unskilled carpenter and had tiny slivers of wood all over it
❖ Maharaja continued on killing tigers, faced dangers, fought tigers with bare hands at times. Each time
❖ One of those slivers pierced the maharaja’s right hand
Maharaja won.
❖ In four days, it developed into a suppurating sore(pus) and spread all over his arm
❖ One day, Danger of losing his throne
❖ 3 famous surgeons from Madras were brought and the operation took place
▪ High ranking British officer visited Pratibandapuram, was fond of hunting tigers and then getting
❖ Surgeons came out of the theatre and announced, “The operation was successful. Maharaja is dead.”
photographed.
❖ In this manner, the hundredth tiger took its final revenge and killed the tiger king.
▪ Maharaja refused permission
▪ Because he prevented a British officer, the maharaja stood in danger of losing his kingdom itself
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Human Impact
❖ Human life on earth has been since only 12,000 years which converts into a few seconds on the geological
clock
❖ In this small time, humans have exploited each and every resource creating a chaos in the nature
❖ This exploitation has created a blanket of carbon dioxide around our planet which is further increasing the
average global temperature, thus leading to global warming.
❖ Global warming and climate change are high priority concerns these days
❖ According to the author, if one wishes to study and analyse Earth’s past, present and future, Antarctica is the
place to go
❖ The programme ‘Students on Ice’ has been very successful because it is very easy to sit at home and talk
about real issues, but actually seeing glaciers collapsing gives a glimpse into the future
❖ Antarctica is one of those places with limited biodiversity and has a less complicated eco system.
❖ As a result, little changes in environment can have drastic effects.
❖ “Take care of the small things and the big things will fall into place.”
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VISTAS ❖ Hana screamed at Yumi but later realised that servants can tell this to police officers, hence changed her tone
❖ Hana said Yumi to return to her work, left alone with the White man
CH-4 THE ENEMY BY Pearl S. Buck
❖ Hana took a small clean towel and washed his face, cleaned his upper body, became more restless, called
ANECDOTES Sadao
❖ Sadao came carrying his emergency bag and wearing his surgeon’s coat, prepared to operate the White man
❖ main character of the story- Dr. Sadao Hoki
❖ Sadao started his work, Hana very obedient, helped Sadao in every way possible, brought towels, laid down
❖ house situated on the coast of Japan, used to climb up trees in his childhood
mats, told Sadao about Yumi denying washing the White man but Sadao paid no attention, hands working
❖ his father used to point towards the islands, would say that those were the stepping stones towards the
very fast
future of Japan
❖ Sadao told Hana to inject anaesthesia to patient, Hana never done that earlier, Sadao said that it was very
❖ his father never played or joked with him, was very concerned about his education, sent him to America at
easy, Sadao removed the packing and the blood came out, Hana could not see it, choked, ran out, Sadao
age of 22 to study surgery and medicine
heard sound of vomiting
❖ Sadao returned at the age of 30, became famous as a surgeon as well as a scientist, father died after seeing
❖ As Sadao needed Hana’s help to operate, he thought that it would be better for her to empty her stomach so
him successful
that she would not feel uneasy again.
❖ Sadao was not sent abroad as a doctor along with the army
1. he was working on a research to ❖ Sadao felt irritated that he was not able to help her wife due to the man lying like a dead body
❖ Had a wife, named Hana, met her in America at a Professor’s house who
discover a treatment for wounds ❖ Sadao thought that there was no reason for him to save the man because there was no reason for him to live.
Arranged a party for foreign students
which would make them instantly Even then, his hands continued working and operating the White man.
❖ He waited to fall in love with her until he was sure that she was Japanese
clean ❖ Hana entered room confidently, asked what she was supposed to do, Sadao told her to put some anaesthetic
As Sadao knew that his father would never accept her unless she was a
on cotton and to place the cotton near the man’s nostril, also told her to remove the cotton when the man
Japanese 2. General was suffering from a started to breathe heavily
❖ Married in Japan in a traditional way, had two children disease which needed to be ❖ Sadao was quick, saw bullet near the kidney, made some surgical cuts on the body and removed the bullet,
❖ They were looking towards the beach when they saw a figure appear out operated upon in case of an
the White man murmured “guts”, later became silent, Sadao check pulse again
Of the beach, was a man, heavily injured, lied down on the coast, fainted emergency.
❖ Sadao stopped Hana from giving more anaesthesia, filled a syringe with the medicine and pushed the vaccine
❖ Both ran downstairs to help him, Sadao turned the man’s head, Hana
into the man’s left arm
realized he was a White man (an American)
❖ Man woke up, was full of fear, Hana served him food as the servants refused to enter that room
❖ The man had yellow hair, was wounded badly, blood all over, a gun wound
❖ Hana said man to not be afraid, man surprised that Hana could speak English, Hana told that she lived in
❖ There was no one except Sadao, Hana and the White man
America for a long time, Hana said to man that he would soon become strong
❖ Sadao answered to himself that the best thing was to put the man back into the sea but his hands could not
❖ Sadao visited the man on the third day after operation, man was weak and sitting, Sadao screamed and
stop preventing the blood to flow
ordered him to lie down as he could die if not taken proper rest
❖ Sadao and his wife were in a dilemma (confusion)
❖ White man asked what Sadao would do with him, Sadao said that he himself did not know, disclosed that he
❖ Sadao said that if they give him shelter, they would be arrested for sheltering an enemy
know that the man is a prisoner of man, stopped man from speaking further
❖ If they handed him to the Japanese army as a prisoner, he would die in the prison
❖ Hana came, told Sadao that servants would not stay with them if the American White man lived anymore and
❖ Because both options were not suitable, the best option was to put him back to the sea, but none of them
that Yumi and servants thought that Hana and Sadao liked Americans
moved
❖ Sadao denied, said Americans were their enemies but he had been trained in such a way that he could not let
❖ Sadao picked up the cap and read the words, “U.S. Navy” written on the cap, the man was a prisoner of war
a man die and would help him in whichever way he could
❖ Both discussed that the man must have tried to escape from the prison and had been shot in the back.
❖ Servants taunt Sadao and Hana 1. Old gardener said that the master should have let the White man
❖ Were not able to get the courage to throw him back to the sea
❖ Hana felt that the servants were right bleed when he was so close to death
❖ Sadao reasoned that if the man was well, he would hand him over to the police without any hesitation but he
But she had some feelings for the man
was concerned because the man was injured 2. the cook said disrespectfully that their master was so proud of his
That she herself could not analyse
❖ Hana said that if he could not throw him into the sea, the second option was to carry him home skill at saving lives that he did not bother whose life he was saving.
❖ She did not like the prisoner, injured
❖ Sadao concerned that servants would object as they were sheltering an enemy
man told his name “TOM” to Hana, she
❖ Hana said that they would tell the servants that they will hand the man to the police when he gets recovered, 3. Yumi got worried about the children and wondered that when
ignored, injured man was a great trouble
told Sadao to think of their future and told him to hand over the man to the police after recovery or they will they will grow up, they would be labelled as the children of traitor
to her and was a threat to Sadao and her
be in danger, Sadao agreed (dhokebaaz) and as Sadao was helping an American, all people of
❖ Sadao doing his role of doctor perfectly,
❖ Lifted the man together, carried him to Sadao’s father’s bedroom Japan would consider him to be an enemy of Japan.
Would examine the wound everyday
❖ Sadao asked Hana to get hot water for washing the man, Hana called Yumi (a servant) for washing the man
❖ On the 7 day, two incidents happened, 1. the servants of the house left in the morning, Hana did not show
th
❖ Man’s heartbeat was very faint, Sadao had to operate to prevent the man from dying
her feelings to the servants and paid them off gracefully and also thanking them for their services, Yumi cried
❖ Hana terrified, Sadao walked out of room to inform other servants, Hana followed as did not wanted to stay
❖ Hana gets worried, asked Sadao that why were they not behaving with the prisoner of war just like other
alone with the enemy 1. Old gardener spoke bluntly to Hana and advised that Sadao should not Japanese would have and let him die? why are they not clear about what to do? Sadao said nothing and went
❖ Servants reaction treat the man because if they treated enemy, they would be punished by into the room where the prisoner of war was resting
Japan (Also told some superstitions) ❖ Instructed the White man to stand for 5 minutes today and increase the time every day, said it would be good
2. Yumi bought the hot water but denied washing the White man for everyone that the man gets healthy as soon as possible, hinted that they wanted to get rid of the American
❖ Man said “Okay”, thanked Sadao for everything, Sadao said to not thank him too early, terror on man’s face ❖ White man stared at Sadao and asked whether it was necessary for him to do so. Sadao appealed that the
appeared place he was living in was known to everyone, White man agreed
❖ 2nd incident on the 7th day, a messenger wearing official uniform came to the house, Hana scared, felt that ❖ Sadao made arrangements, pulled out a big boat in the night, placed food, water and two quilts in it, worked
servants must have told that they were sheltering an enemy, unable to speak, messenger stood in front of without a torch as did not want to be spotted by anyone
Sadao ❖ Checked the man’s body temperature and heartbeat, high heartbeat as the American was excited
❖ Messenger said that Sadao was supposed to go with the messenger to the palace, said that the old General ❖ Young man said to Sadao that he was saving his life once again, Sadao said that it was not like that and that he
was in pain and Sadao was supposed to treat him as a doctor, Hana relieved, took a deep breath was sending him because he could not keep him any longer
❖ Sadao said goodbye to Hana, Hana told that she thought that the messenger has come to arrest Sadao ❖ Sadao gave the man his own torch, instructed him that if the food gets over before the Korean boat arrives,
❖ Sadao became sad knowing how Hana is in too much stress due to all the incidents, decided that he must get then the man must signal Sadao with two flashes of the torch at the dusk time (evening jab sunset ho raha
rid of the man by any way hota ha), asked him to be careful 1. to not use torch during night
❖ Sadao went to the General, narrated him the entire story ❖ American shook hands and walked away towards the boat
❖ General felt that Sadao was a necessary part of his life at that moment and said that Sadao cannot be 2. can eat raw fish but must not cook it as
---------------------next scene---------------------------------------------------- the fire could be spotted by the guards
arrested, added that if Sadao gets death sentence and the General needs to get operated the next day, then
who would operate upon him, said that he would not let this happen ❖ A week ago, the General had been operated in an emergency by Sadao, General was weak after the operation
❖ Sadao suggested that there were many other surgeons in Japan, General replied that he did not trust anyone ❖ Sadao informed him that the man escaped, he did not have the courage to ask General about what happened
else other than Sadao, added that the best surgeons had been trained by the Germans and for them, the to the killers he was about to send to kill the White man
operation would be successful even if the General died ❖ At Sadao’s home, servants returned, everything was normal
❖ Very interesting lines: then he asked Sadao that being a Japanese, could he not combine the two foreign ❖ The General was surprised and said that as he was suffering from bad health, he had forgotten about the
elements promise that he had made of sending those killers
▪ 1. The harsh nature of the Germans- referring to giving the prisoner of war to the Japanese army ❖ General felt sorry for being careless, added that it was not that he did not love Japan or he was escaping from
▪ 2. With the emotional nature of Americans- referring to saving his life during operation his duty, looked at Sadao expecting support
❖ Sadao said that he understood the General’s position, he understood that the General was in his control and
Sadao said that he was not sure about it but he was willing to try, General said that the General must not be
as a result, Sadao was safe, said that he trusted the loyalty of General towards Japan
the trial case
❖ General was relaxed and said that Sadao was a good man and that he would be rewarded for his goodness
❖ General said that the best solution was to kill the man silently. Said that the White man would not be killed by ❖ but for Sadao, he got his reward when he found no trace of torch light in the evening which meant that the
Sadao but by General’s hired killers (assassins) White man found a Korean boat and had gone with it safely back home
▪ General would send two killers to Sadao’s house that night or any night ❖ stood at the veranda and thought “WHY COULD I NOT KILL HIM?”
▪ Wanted Sadao to keep the door open of the room where the prisoner rested
▪ Killers would come, kill the White man and would take away his body *MAGIC SENTENCE: Sadao’s heads and hands were moving in different directions
❖ Sadao went back home, kept on thinking about the plan, thought that in this way, he would not be involved in
the death of the America man, decided to not tell Hana about it
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and walk
❖ Man thanked Sadao and said that if he had not reached Sadao that day, then he would have died, added that
if all the Japanese people would have been like Sadao, then the war would not have happened
❖ Sadao said that maybe this could be true, bowed to him and said goodnight
❖ Sadao was restless all night as the killers had to come, imagined the sound of footsteps and that some men
were carrying the American’s dead body, could not sleep the whole night
❖ In the morning, Sadao made an excuse to go to the American’s room, saw the man asleep, could hear the
sounds of his breathing
❖ Hana asked again that what would they do with the man, Sadao promised that he would decide in one or two
days
❖ Sadao thought that maybe the killers would come the next night, waited, found out that the American was
still there the next morning, waited for another night, both Sadao and Hana got scared of the sound of loud
crash, American still alive and present the third morning
❖ Man announced happily that he was well, Sadao could not withstand waiting for the killers to come the next
night, he was not bothered about the man’s life but he could not bear the stress any more
❖ Sadao said to the man that he was well now and strong enough to sail a boat, planned that if he arranged a
boat, filled it with food and extra clothing, the man would be able to row it to the nearby island which was not
guarded and not inhabited (matlab koi rehta bhi nahi tha us island par and koi army wagerah bhi nahi thi),
instructed the man to live there until he spotted a Korean fishing boat pass by and go along with it