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The Death of The Moth: By: Virginia Woolf
The Death of The Moth: By: Virginia Woolf
The Death of The Moth: By: Virginia Woolf
"The Last Leaf" is all about the two women met in spring at the
restaurant on Eighth Street, Greenwich Village. They both came from a
different state in US but eventually became friends because of they're
similarities. Then an unexpected thing happened in winter, the young
women, Johnsy became critically ill due to pneumonia. She believes
that when the ivy vine on the wall outside her window would lose all
it's leaves, she would die too. However, their neighbor, Behrman, an
artist, tricks her by painting a leaf on the wall. Johnsy recovers.
However, Behrman caught pneumonia while painting the leaf. As a
result, he dies.
The one that is italicized is the one the author picked as the
media that will be used indirectly. Moreover, this choice is artistic, and
really amazed me. The author's use of art allowed him to express his
literary talent, resulting in a writing style that had never been seen
before. The setting should be given more credit for Henry's labor than
the other components. Because the entire scene is set in winter, the
author used nostalgia to target the readers' emotional capability while
yet creating a nice atmosphere. The audience was able to follow along
whenever there was a shift in the story's location. It was simpler to
relate to the readers because he persuaded them to create their own
imaginative point in their minds.