Question

How is "The Last Leaf"by O.Henry a story of hope, friendship and sacrifice?

Answer 1

Answer:

' The Last Leaf ' by O. Henry is a story of hope, friendship and sacrifice because of the following reasons:-

1. Story of Hope: In the story ' The Last Leaf ' written by Oliver Henry, Johnsy fell seriously ill in November. She had pneumonia. She thought that after the falling of the last leaf, she would die but Sue hoped that she would save her friend's life. She asked the old painter, Behrman , to paint a leaf on the window.

Due to this, Johnsy never thought to give up and became fine after some time.

2. Story of Friendship: Sue helped Johnsy in saving her life as if she had not asked Behrman to draw a leaf on the window in order to show Johnsy that one leaf still had not fallen off the tree.

3. Story of Sacrifice: The old painter, Behrman, was so much selfless that he considered Johnsy's life more precious than his. He did not tell them that he too was suffering from pneumonia. He sacrificed his life by thinking that there would be no hope for him to recover from pneumonia but he saved Johnsy's life by drawing his masterpiece, the ivy leaf.

He gave up his life by saying that he had achieved his life's goal and now he had to leave the world.

Answer 2

Answer: The last leaf by O. Henry is story of hope, friendship and sacrifice. The explanation is given below:-

Explanation:

• O. Henry is the author of the short story titled "The Last Leaf." It was included in his collection titled The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories that was released in 1907.
• In "The Last Leaf," Johnsy, a young woman from a low-income family, is suffering from pneumonia and is in a grave condition.
• She is under the impression that she will perish at the same time as the ivy vine that grows on the wall outside her window and sheds all of its leaves.
• On the other hand, her neighbor Behrman, who is also an artist, plays a joke on her by painting a leaf on the wall. Johnsy made a full recovery.
• However, as Behrman was painting the leaf, he came down with pneumonia. As an end result, he passes away.
• Sue saved Johnsy's life by asking Behrman to draw a leaf on the window to show her that one leaf hadn't fallen.
• Behrman was so altruistic that valued Johnsy's life before his own. He kept quiet about his pneumonia. He thought he would die from pneumonia, but he saved Johnsy's life by painting an ivy leaf.
• He said he'd reached his life's aim and had to leave.

Thus these are the following reason why The Last Leaf is a story of hope friendship and sacrifice.

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