5. O. Henry (1862-1910) was a prolific American short-
story writer, a master of surprise endings, who wrote
about the life of ordinary people in New York City. A
twist of plot, which turns on an ironic or coincidental
circumstance, is typical of O. Henry's stories.
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7. “The Last Leaf” is about someone whose illness
changed. This person’s name is Johnsy she’s
diagnosed with pneumonia. She is always negative
about herself. She always watches a vine that outside
her window. She watches each leaf fall. She always
says that when the last leaf fall she going to go with
it. Mr. Buhrman daubs the last leaf on the wall after
the real one does. Then he catches pneumonia and
dies. I think the most important theme of this story is
self sacrifice.
8. I think that’s the theme because Mr. Buhrman risks
his life for Johnsy. I consider Mr. Buhrman chivalric
because he was brave enough to go out there and
paint the leaf on the wall for Johnsy and then gets
pneumonia and dies just to lifts Johnsy’s spirits. Sue
the care taker of Johnsy doesn’t like when she speaks
negatively and doesn’t like it when all she does and
wait for that last leaf to fall. She always is
solicitously about Johnsy. She does whatever she can
to take care of Johnsy.
9. This theme is important because when Mr. Buhrman
paints the leaf on the wall he’s doing it just to give
Johnsy hope. He also does it to stop her from
thinking negatively about herself and to think
positive. Each might Johnsy would look at those
leaves and watch them fall one by one. Each time
zephyrs came they knocked down leaves. When Mr.
Buhrman painted that lea on the wall he did it so
she wouldn’t die of negatively and disbelief. What
Mr. Buhrman did helped her.
10. People today would take self sacrifices for someone. Like
parent for instance. They would do anything for their
children or their loved ones. They would make sure no
matter what the kids and loved ones are always secure
and well. Kids also care for their brothers or sisters if
they have any because if someone was to on your little
brother/sister you would take a self sacrifice for them.
These are how people make self sacrifices in our time
period. Back then they might not have that many people
take self sacrifices for other people. When Mr. Buhrman
dies Johnsy realizes that this is meant to stop being
negative and to give hope because the last leaf will never
fall.
11. Mr. Buhrman knows how Johnsy is everyday. She
is morbid and always looks at that vine. He knew
how important that vine was to her. He did
whatever he could to keep him alive and give her
hope, even if it takes his life. Each time she looked
out that window the last leaf would still be there
and she would get more hope and would speak more
positively about herself. That mean he gave a self
sacrifice for Johnsy.
12. I thought what Mr. Buhrman did was very respectful. I thought when he
was first introduced in this passage that he was mean but in the end I found
out he was a very nice man. This theme was true about everything. He was
doing a self sacrifice so that Johnsy wouldn’t die and wouldn’t give up hope.
If I was Mr. Buhrman I would have don’t the same thing I always say you
come before me. That’s exactly what Mr. Buhrman did. I always do stuff to
be respectful to my loved ones and I always do what I need to do to help
them. If I ever have to take a self sacrifice I would and I know my love ones
would do it for me too. I’m happy that he would do something just to help to
keep someone’s hope and beliefs up and not down. I’m also very proud of Sue
also takes a self sacrifice for Johnsy. Sue always stays home and does
whatever she can to keep very good care of Johnsy she cooks, she stays
home, and she doesn’t leave to do something else. She doesn’t ever leave
Johnsy. I’m pound of these characters and I hope that someday I could make a
self sacrifice and be the one to help someone too.
14. JANITOR = A PERSON WHOSE
JOB IS TO LOOK
AFTER A BUILDING
15. Sue and Johnsy were two young artists who
shared a small flat
At the month of november , Johnsy fell very
seriously ill.
She had pneumonia
Sue became very worried and called the docter
The doctor told to Sue that Johnsy has made
her mind that she is not going to get well and if
she didn’t want to live , then
medicines will not help
Johnsy.
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18. When Sue looked at Johnsy,she was counting backwards by
peeking through the window
When Sue looked out,she saw that an old ivy creeper
climbing half way up the brick wall opposite to their window
In the strong wind the creeper was shedding the leaves
19. Almost all leaves in the creeper had shed
Johnsy said with finality that when the last leaf falls, she
will die
Sue became very worried
Sue kissed Johnsy and rushed down to see Behrman
20. Behrman was a sixty year old painter who was
trying to complete his life long dream,to draw
a master piece
Sue poured her worries to Behrman
After hearing the foolishness of
Johnsy,Behrman decided to see Johnsy
21. Sue and Behrman tiptoed into the room
Johnsy was sleeping
When they peeped out through the
window, there was only one leaf left
Without saying any word, Behrman went back
to his room
22. The next day when they when johnsy woke
up, in a feeble sound she asked Sue to draw the
curtains
Sue draw the curtains very nervously but their
was still one leaf left even the night was so
windy
Johnsy became surprised and
happy
Sue hugged Johnsy and kissed
her when she smiled with a
hope
23. The next day when Johnsy wakeup, sue came near
to her with a gloomy face
Sue told that Mr. Behrman died due to pneumonia
And then Sue asked Johnsy to look outside through
the window
The last leaf was still greenish and fresh
That leaf was the
masterpiece of Behrman
that he painted in the rainy
night when the last leaf fell
