The line 'There is something about him that looks American' appears in which short story?

• A. The Baby Party
• B. The Scarlet Letter
• C. Old Man at the Bridge
• D. The Enemy

Answer: (D)

This line centers on how outward appearance can shape assumptions about someone’s nationality, and it uses that perception to test a character’s humanity in wartime.

In this story, a Japanese doctor tends to a wounded American airman, and the moment someone notes that the stranger “looks American” signals the clash between who the person is by appearance and what the situation demands morally. The line sets up the tension between seeing someone as the enemy and choosing to treat him with compassion, teaching that human connection can cross national and wartime barriers.

The other stories don’t hinge on this kind of moment about appearance revealing nationality or the moral choice that follows, so they don’t align with this line’s focus.