Behrman was a crabby man‚in his sixties‚ who had ‘a Michael Angelo’s Moses beard curling down from the head of a satyr along with the body of an imp’. He lived on the ground floor of the same building as Johnsy and Sue’s. Johnsy‚from California‚ and Sue‚from Maine‚ were two young artists who shared a studio together at the top of a squatty‚a three-storey brick house. The two met at the table d’hôte of an English Street ‘Delmonico’s’ and found that their tastes in art‚ chicory salad and bishop sleeves
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O. Henry’s wrote such classic short stories as The Ransom of Red Chief‚ “The Gift of the Magi” and “The Furnished Room”. One of his stories with surprise endingis The Last Leaf. The theme of the story is hope belief and self-sacrifice. When Mr. Behrman hears of the severity of Johnsy’s condition‚ he decides to help. So Johnsy will be convinced to fight the pneumonia‚ he paints the exact image of the last leaf on the branch outside her window the day the last leaf fell. He sacrifices his health
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The Last Leaf In his wonderful short-story The Last Leaf‚ O.Henry depicts a really admirable person - old Behrman. The story depicts the lives of artists in America at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. At that time arts people were massively settling in Greenwich Village attracted by eighteen century gables‚ Dutch attics and low rents‚ making this district an arts hub of this huge city. Two young artists Sue and Johnsy meet at a café. They become friends and find their tastes and opinions
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Prepared By: Rissa Mae V. Cerezo III-5 Title: The Last Leaf Theme: Hope‚ Faith and Friendship Characters: Main Characters: Sudie “Sue” – Protagonist Joanna “Johnsy” – Protagonist Mr. Behrman – Protagonist “Mr. Pneumonia” – Antagonist Supporting Characters: The Doctor Setting: In a little district west of Washington Square Plot: Conflict: Sue’s roommate‚ Johnsy‚ was sick in the hospital. She was diagnosed with Pneumonia
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likely than white women to experience a number of infections‚ including bacterial vaginosis and sexually transmitted infections” (Behrman & Butler‚ 2007‚ p. 132)‚ which‚ according to Behrman & Butler (2007)‚ may be a significant factor leading to cultural disparities. Proper diagnosis and treatment of these conditions may also vary among different
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Singer‚ and “The Last Leaf” by O. Henry‚ lays a burden of loss. All of these stories experience the greatest loss when a character dies. Torm‚ Gwilan’s faithful husband in “Gwilan’s Harp”‚ a humble‚ hardworking washwoman from “The Washwoman”‚ and Behrman‚ the unsuccessful artist from “The Last Leaf”‚ all perish in their stories. The characters that die impact the other characters in the story in different ways even though the loss all the characters experience is death. So‚ despite the authors writing
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Johnsy to stop counting the falling leafs so Sue can paint to make money instead of watching over her beloved for a while. Sue – in the need of comfort and a model for her artwork - seeks Mr. Behrmans help and guidance. He is a sixty year old man who lives on the ground floor‚ directly beneath the girls. Mr. Behrman is also a painter‚ though he still has not managed to paint his masterpiece. The old man expresses great concern about Johnsys condition and initially‚ he helps Sue by posing for her portrait
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O. HENRY‚ THE LAST LEAF In the 1890s‚ many artists lived in Greenwich Village‚ in One morning‚ the doctor spoke quietly to Sue outside Johnsy’s room. New York City. Sue and Johnsy were artists. The two girls met each ‘I can’t help her‚’ the doctor said. ‘She is very sad. She other in the month of May‚ at a restaurant in Greenwich doesn’t want to live. Someone must make her happy again. Village. What is she interested in?’ ‘I’m from the State of Maine‚’ Sue said to Johnsy
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Narrator: Greenwich Village‚ a section of New York City‚ attracts those who are interested in arts. At the top of an old three story brick house lives 2 friends‚ Johnsy and Sue. During the month of November‚ pneumonia visited the city‚ touching victim after victim‚ including Johnsy. For days‚ Johnsy lays on a hospital bed while her friend Sue watches over her. One day‚ another one of their friends visited Johnsy in the hospital. Friend: Johnsy! I heard that you contracted pneumonia! How are you
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THE LAST LEAF SCENE ONE NARRATOR: In New York City‚ there’s a small district just west of Washington Square‚ where the narrow‚ irregular streets have run crazy and broken themselves into short strips called places. It’s an ancient‚ residential community where many of the beautiful‚ old‚ brick houses date back to the 1820’s‚ when an epidemic forced people from the city to what was then a rural suburban village. Now‚ in the final year of the nineteenth century‚ we find clusters of colorful restaurants
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