"The Enemy" - V.S. Naipaul (Part 2)

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Furthermore, in "The Enemy," V.S. Naipaul had expressed the detrimental impact of fear, as well as the hidden altruism of contemptuous individuals, by not only illustrating the ultimate cessation of the alarmed father but also by modifying the mother's formerly disdainful tendency near the story's conclusion.For example, the protagonist remarked that his father, who was persistently endangered by mistreated laborers, "died from fright" whilst enduring a thunderstorm (Naipaul 218). Likewise, when the child was injured by a collapsing wall, his mother's "eyes" became "glassy and wet with tears" for fear that the young protagonist had been killed (Naipaul 220). Readers can then infer that sentiments of concern or dismay are often encountered within familial relationships, and can thus bring about numerous undesirable consequences.Finally, Naipul's narrative had commenced with the subsequent statement: "I had always considered... my mother... as the enemy" (214). Although the speaker's hatred for this abusive woman persisted for an immense quantity of time, this contempt eventually shifted at the conclusion of the passage. Here, the boy had inferred from his mother's "eyes," which were "wet with tears," that the citizen "could be worried and anxious for [him]" (Naipaul 220). From this event, viewers can surmise that, despite the coldheartedness of particular individuals, these citizens genuinely value the well-being of their acquaintances and kindred, similarly to the protagonist's mother
Later on, the son announced that he "[got] ten out of twelve for [his essay]" (Naipaul 219). The mother had initially accused the protagonist of dishonesty, but "[i]n the end [he convinced her]" and the woman "melted at once" (Naipaul 219). Nevertheless, when the parental guardian persuaded the young child to accompany her on the "hammock," the speaker grew enraged and "was prepared to drown rather than dishonour [himself] by obeying" (Naipaul 219). This ultimately caused the mother to injure her offspring yet again.
Near the conclusion of the story, the protagonist reveals that American leaders began to fund public systems within Port-of-Spain, thus encouraging residents to restrict the utilization of latrines. A citizen named Hat, for instance, "made a great thing of knocking down his old [outhouse]"; unfortunately, as the structure collapsed, the speaker "did a Superman act and tried to prevent the wall falling" (Naipaul 220). When he reawoke, the protagonist perceived that his mother had wept and "discovered that she could be worried and anxious for [him]" (Naipaul 220). Because of this, the young boy aspired to obtain two hundred injured arms solely for the purpose of observing the previously concealed tenderheartedness of his mother.

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