How does the personification of “Mr. Pneumonia” contribute to the story's meaning?
The book name is called The last leaf someone pls answer this question i need an explanation
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In "The Last Leaf," O. Henry utilizes personification , presenting pneumonia as a malicious gentleman (and be aware, O. Henry utilizes the specific word "gentleman" in describing the illness). O. Henry writes about how pneumonia "stalked about the colony, touching one here and there with his icy fingers,"..
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Only five characters exist in O. Henry's short story ''The Last Leaf,'' but their brief interactions with each other teach readers a valuable lesson about the power of relationships. The short story begins with an introduction of two young women: Sue, the protagonist, and Johnsy, Sue's friend and roommate. Sue is a young artist from Maine living with Johnsy, another young artist, in Greenwich Village. When we meet these two young women, it is wintertime in New York City, and Johnsy is afflicted with pneumonia, an illness that is actually treated as a minor character in the story. Two male characters, the doctor and Old Behrman, also play important roles in the story.
Explanation:
based on the authors description mr.pneumonia can be compared to the grim reaper which is the personification of death in the story, pneumonia acts like the grim reaper jhonsy discouraged. by the turn her life has taken tells sue that she will soon die when the last leaf off the vine outside her window.