character sketch of Behrman in the lesson The Last Leaf
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Explanation:
In "The Last Leaf," by O. Henry, Behrman is a seemingly defeated character. Behrman is a very important character as his sacrifice is what eventually saves Johnsy. His outer characterization presents him as a painter who is “past sixty”, “the body of an imp”, the “head of a satyr”, and a “Michael Angelo's Moses beard”.
"Old Behrman" is a sixty-year-old curmudgeon who lives on the ground floor of the "squatty three-story brick apartment building" in which two young aspiring artists, Sue and Johnsy, also dwell.
Mr. Behrman is a failure as a painter because for forty years he has intended to paint a masterpiece but still has not begun. To support himself he sometimes does illustrations for businesses, and he poses as a model for the aspiring artists in Greenwich Village who cannot afford professional models. He is a "fierce little old man" who disparages weakness of character in anyone. Notwithstanding his crusty demeanor, Mr. Behrman has a tender heart for the two girls who live above him.
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