In the modern world, there is a strong need for brotherhood, to understand other’s
pain, and to come forward to help each other in need. The last leaf is a story of a
supreme sacrifice by an old artist. Do you agree? Discuss.
Answers
The last leaf is the story of supreme sacrifice and teach us about the brotherhood.
Explanation:
O Henry beautifully describe the
Act of kindness and sacrifice in his story 'The Last Leaf'. Sue and Johnsy are two very close friends,both hometown is California are striving to succeed as artists. They always love and support one another this act of kindness reveals their selflessness. Sadly, Johnsy gets pneumonia and she compares her sickness to the falling ivy leaves as it is autumn she can clearly see from her window the ivy vine during the fall. She somehow,feels that she would die from the pneumonia when the last leaf would fall. An aged old artist Behrman lives in the same building where Johnsy and Sue live . He was painting a masterpiece from long time and he even attempted to do so. Sue goes to him and tells him that her friend johnsy is dying of pneumonia and that Johnsy claims that when the last leaf falls from the ivy vine tree outside her window, she will die, Behrman observed it as a act of foolishness he think that it was not possible, but as he is protective of the two young girls he decides to see Johnsy and the vine.Behrman care for those girl as his sisters .
In the night, a very bad storm comes and the wind is blowing very hard and the rain is splattering against the window. Sue tells Johnsy to go to sleep and then she close the curtains of the widow so that johnsy could not distract by the thing going outside, there was still one Last leaf left on th tree, Johnsy protests why sue close the curtains but Sue insists on doing because she doesn't want Johnsy to see the last leaf shed off. In the morning, Johnsy wants to see to be sure that all the leaves are gone from the tree,but she surprised when see she that there is still one leaf left. She regains her will to live and bounce back to make a full recovery from the disease throughout the day.
In the afternoon, doctor talks to Sue. And informed her that beherman painted the masterpiece; he painted it there the night that the last leaf fell. But his bad luck that he dies after his attempt to paint his masterpiece . He sacrifices his life for saving Johnsy's life and make his name immortal in the field of sacrifice and brotherhood.: