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    1) The story is about two artists, Johnsy and Sue, who live together in Greenwich Village. Johnsy falls ill with pneumonia and believes that if the last leaf falls from a vine outside, she will die. 2) An old painter named Behrman lives nearby. On a stormy night, to give Johnsy hope, Behrman braves the elements and paints a leaf on the wall so it will appear the last leaf has not fallen. 3) Johnsy's health improves as days pass and the painted leaf remains. However, the effort causes Behrman to fall ill with pneumonia and he dies, having created his masterpiece by saving Johnsy.

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    1) The story is about two artists, Johnsy and Sue, who live together in Greenwich Village. Johnsy falls ill with pneumonia and believes that if the last leaf falls from a vine outside, she will die. 2) An old painter named Behrman lives nearby. On a stormy night, to give Johnsy hope, Behrman braves the elements and paints a leaf on the wall so it will appear the last leaf has not fallen. 3) Johnsy's health improves as days pass and the painted leaf remains. However, the effort causes Behrman to fall ill with pneumonia and he dies, having created his masterpiece by saving Johnsy.

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    1) The story is about two artists, Johnsy and Sue, who live together in Greenwich Village. Johnsy falls ill with pneumonia and believes that if the last leaf falls from a vine outside, she will die. 2) An old painter named Behrman lives nearby. On a stormy night, to give Johnsy hope, Behrman braves the elements and paints a leaf on the wall so it will appear the last leaf has not fallen. 3) Johnsy's health improves as days pass and the painted leaf remains. However, the effort causes Behrman to fall ill with pneumonia and he dies, having created his masterpiece by saving Johnsy.

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    1) The story is about two artists, Johnsy and Sue, who live together in Greenwich Village. Johnsy falls ill with pneumonia and believes that if the last leaf falls from a vine outside, she will die. 2) An old painter named Behrman lives nearby. On a stormy night, to give Johnsy hope, Behrman braves the elements and paints a leaf on the wall so it will appear the last leaf has not fallen. 3) Johnsy's health improves as days pass and the painted leaf remains. However, the effort causes Behrman to fall ill with pneumonia and he dies, having created his masterpiece by saving Johnsy.

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    PRINCE - 2014 B.

    Tech 1
    st
    Year English

    P.RAJA RAO M.A.(ENG), M.Phil, MBA, (Ph.D.) Page 1

    IV UNIT - THE LAST LEAF

    About the Author:
    William Sydney Porter (1862 1910), known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American
    writer. O. Henry's short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization,
    and clever twist endings. Most of O. Henry's stories are set in his own time, the early 20th
    century. Many take place in New York City and deal for the most part with ordinary people.
    The Last Leaf Summary:
    Sudie & Johnsy:
    Greenwich Village is an old town where people enthralled by paintings and arts. At the
    topmost floor of a squeaky three-story building lived Sue and Johnsy. Johnsys full name
    was Joanna and Sudie fondly called Sue. They met at a restaurant where they found out that
    they share the same interests when it comes to art and food. While Sue belongs to Maine,
    Johnsy belongs to California. They set up a joint studio. Six months after Sue and Johnsy
    started with their joint studio, Johnsy was sick with pneumonia, like others in their town.
    She had very little chance to live, and Sue was saddened.
    The doctor informs Sue that Johnsy has only one chance in ten and that one chance is for
    her to have a strong desire to live. Medicine can cure only half the disease and the other
    half depends on the will power of the patient. On that rainy November day, Johnsy was
    staring through the window watching leaves fall from a vine on the opposite building wall.
    Johnsy said that if the last leaf on the Ivy vine fell, she would pass away. Her dream of
    painting the Bay of Naples would not be fulfilled. Sue went on to do an art piece, while she
    requested Johnsy not to look at what she was painting. She preceded and called Behrman
    who protected them like their watch dog.


    PRINCE - 2014 B.Tech 1
    st
    Year English

    P.RAJA RAO M.A.(ENG), M.Phil, MBA, (Ph.D.) Page 2

    Behrman:
    Behrman was an old painter staying in Greenwich Village, hoping to pain his masterpiece
    one day. For twenty five years he had been trying to do it, but he did not begin it yet. He had
    a long beard like that of Moses. For forty years he had been painting without achieving
    anything. He was a failure in art. He was earning a little money by serving as a model to
    young artists. He used to drink gin excessively. He ridiculed Johnsy for her idiomatic
    imaginations. In spite of his old age, he braves a storm one night to paint a leaf on the wall
    a leaf that will never fall. That night, during a bad storm destined to tear the last leaf
    from the tree, Old Behrman, regardless of the cold, wet night paints a vivid leaf on the
    outdoor vine to restore the dying Johnsy's hope to live. The last leaf ignited Johnsy's life
    again.
    Johnsys Life & Behrmans Death:
    Johnsy was light and fragile like a leaf. The next morning she saw the last leaf intact. It did
    not fall. The next day, the last leaf is still on the vine. And, the next day, it's still there. She
    found a new life and asked for some broth and milk. Johnsy begins to improve. The doctor
    visits and gives her a much better chance of survival. But, he lets her know that the old man
    downstairs is now stricken with pneumonia. They found Behrman in his room sick, wet,
    and cold. Outside was a ladder and his palette of paints where he had painted a single leaf
    on the wall. It was the last leaf that had given hope to the sick girl Johnsy which had given
    her the will to live. However, old Behrman died of pneumonia during the night. The painted
    leaf that saved Johnsy was his master piece. The rain and the snow caused in him
    pneumonia resulting in his death.
    Conclusion:
    Sue instructed Johnsy to look at the window, and ask her why she thinks that the last leaf
    never fell. It never fell because it was Behrman's masterpiece, and he painted it the night
    the last leaf fell. The Last Leaf speaks highly of the sincere lasting friendship just as the
    evergreen ivy leaf, and the noble spirit of selfless sacrifice. It is a symbol of sacrifice like the
    cross on which Jesus was crucified in order to save the sinners.

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