This document provides a study guide for the short story "The Last Leaf" by O. Henry. It summarizes the plot, setting, characters, and key events. The story is set in 1800s Greenwich Village and centers around an artist named Johnsy who is dying of pneumonia. Her friend Sue and their neighbor Mr. Behrman try to give her the will to live by convincing her that the last ivy leaf on the wall has not fallen yet. Their heroic efforts ultimately help Johnsy recover.
This document provides a study guide for the short story "The Last Leaf" by O. Henry. It summarizes the plot, setting, characters, and key events. The story is set in 1800s Greenwich Village and centers around an artist named Johnsy who is dying of pneumonia. Her friend Sue and their neighbor Mr. Behrman try to give her the will to live by convincing her that the last ivy leaf on the wall has not fallen yet. Their heroic efforts ultimately help Johnsy recover.
This document provides a study guide for the short story "The Last Leaf" by O. Henry. It summarizes the plot, setting, characters, and key events. The story is set in 1800s Greenwich Village and centers around an artist named Johnsy who is dying of pneumonia. Her friend Sue and their neighbor Mr. Behrman try to give her the will to live by convincing her that the last ivy leaf on the wall has not fallen yet. Their heroic efforts ultimately help Johnsy recover.
Title:
“The
Last
Leaf”
Type:
Narrative
Time
1800’s
–
November
Place:
Washington
Square,
Greenwich
Village
(urban
area)
Characters:
Sue
an
early
artist,
draws
for
a
magazine
Johnsy
(Joanna)
Lives
with
sue,
also
an
early
artist
(new
to
the
profession)
Has
pneumonia.
Doctor
–
Does
not
thing
that
Johnsy
will
live
(1
in
10
chance)
Berhrman
–
60
yrs.
Old,
was
always
thinking
about
painting
a
masterpiece
but
never
got
to
it.
Drank
often,
becomes
heroic
Events:
1. Johnsy
is
dying
from
pneumonia.
She
is
losing
the
will
to
live
and
is
counting
down
the
days
as
each
leaf
falls
from
the
vine.
2. Sue
tells
Johnsy
she
has
a
10
to
1
chance
to
survive
hoping
Johnsy
will
want
to
live.
3. Sue
talks
to
Mr.
Berman
and
tells
him
about
the
leaf
and
Johnsy
losing
her
will
to
live.
4. Sue
pulls
down
the
window
shade.
5. Mr.
Behrman
goes
outside
and
paints
a
leaf
on
the
building’s
wall.
6. Mr.
Behrman
gets
pneumonia
and
dies
(IRONY)
7. Johnsy
sees
the
leaf
and
decides
she
will
eat
some
broth;
even
talks
about
painting
again.
What
is
a
masterpiece?
A
masterpiece
is
an
artist’s
finest
work,
and
it
tends
to
be
worth
a
lot
of
money.
Mr.
Behrman’s
masterpiece
was
drawing
a
last
leaf
onto
the
vine
because
he
wants
Johnsy
to
live
although
she
has
convinced
herself
that
when
the
last
leaf
falls
she
will
die