Write the character sketch of Behrman.
Word limit : 150 to 200 words.
English, Class 9th.
Chapter : The Last Leaf
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➽ The last leaf is a story of Supreme sacrifice by an old artist Behrman.
➽ Sue and Joshnsy two young artists this .
They share a small flat.
➽ Johnsy suffers from phenomenon links her illness with the leaves in ivy Creepers.
➽ She has made up her mind that with the fall of the last leaf of the ivy creeper see old also die
⇢ The character sketch of Behrman
Behrman is a character of the story the last leaf . He is the old artist, who always wanted to produce a masterpiece painting but had never had any success . When Sue tells him about Johnsy's obsession, he rejects her notion of associating her death with the fall of the last leaf on the ivy creeper. He decides to make a master piece to rekindle hope in Johnsy who is suffering from depression as well as pneumonia He spends the whole night painting with great realism a leaf on the vine . He paints the leave on the stormy night and himself dies because of pneumonia contracted while being out in the wet and cold . Johnsy survives because of the master piece of Behrman .
At last ,
Behrman sacrificed his live for Johnsy . Though Behrman came for a fraction of seconds but changed the whole story
➯ "The Last Leaf" is a short story by O. Henry published in 1907
➯ The three main chracters of the story " Last Leaf " are :-
• Sue
• Johnsy
• Mr. Behrman
➯ In the story there is a concept of selflessness done by Mr. Behrman who saves the life of a young girl , dying of pneumonia, by giving her the will to live. and the friendship of Sue as she was not irritated by Johnsy words . Sue is being a good and responsible friend .
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