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Last Leaf Summary
Story Last Leaf by O Henry is a beautiful story depicting the virtue of human sacrifice and love. This story is about Sue, Johnsy, and Mr. Behrman; Sue and Johnsy live in an apartment in Greenwich Village, a favorite place for aspiring painters to live at. Sue and Johnsy had met at a restaurant and became soul-mate friends.
In the winter pneumonia epidemic affected many people in that area; Johnsy also fell prey to it. Her condition became worse from bad with each passing day. The doctor confided to Sue one day that Johnsy was losing hope and desire to get well under the painful influence of the disease. She began to harbor a belief that she would die the moment the last leaf fell from the ivy climber on the wall opposite her window. She also shares her belief with her friend, Sue.
Sue discussed it with Mr. Behrman, an extremely talented painter living in obscurity in their neighborhood. Mr. Behrman decided to save Johnsy’s life. He believed in the power of believing. One night when it was extremely cold and raining, he painted a leaf on the ivy climber in such a manner that it looked like a real leaf. When Johnsy saw that the last leaf on the ivy climber on the opposite wall had not fallen, she was somehow filled with the desire to heal and get well. This desire helped her recuperate fast. And she recovered.
However, Mr. Behrman who had worked in the cold, was affected by pneumonia and died. Thus he laid his life to save Johnsy’s life.
The Last leaf :
It is a story of 2 friends johnsy and Sue.They both were artists. They lived in a common room . But johnsy fall ill and she was suffering from pneumonia. She was not willing to live. According to her when the last leaf of the ivy creeper would fall she would die in no time.
Medicines were not working to cure her. Sue tried her best to make her realize that she would not die but johnsy not mind her advice.
Sue told this to an old artist Behrman about it . He visited johnsy and found that her condition was very bad. At the night of the heavy rain and storm , he painted a leaf. That leaf was looking too much original that no one can say was real or a painting.
And that night Behrman got too much sick . And he died. But that last leaf saved johnsy's life and that was a "masterpiece".
Pls mark it the brainliest.