Question

What is the importance of the last leaf on the vine in the story "The Last Leaf?"

Answer 1

Answer:

The last leaf in the story is very important because johnsy strongly believes that she will die when the last leaf of the old ivy creeper falls .

The last leaf is the one which made johnsy realise that it is a sin to let oneself die.

Answer 2

Answer:

The Last Leaf, short story by O. Henry, published in 1907 in his collection The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories. “The Last Leaf” concerns Johnsy, a poor young woman who is seriously ill with pneumonia. She believes that when the ivy vine on the wall outside her window loses all its leaves, she will also die. Her neighbour Behrman, an artist, tricks her by painting a leaf on the wall. Johnsy recovers, but (in a twist typical of O. Henry) Behrman, who caught pneumonia while painting the leaf, dies.

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