‘The Last Leaf’, first published in O Henry’s collection ‘The Trimmed Lamp’, is quite a moving story that cherishes the treasury of life and the existence of faith and hope. While the story is set in Greenwich village, New York, it speaks volumes on the many battles humans strife through their journey of life.
The story presents the life of three struggling artists – Sue (who was from Maine), Johnsy (who was from California) and old Behrman. They live an impoverished life in an artists’ colony in Greenwich village. It is an area marked by low rents. Thus we understand that they belong to the lower strata of the society and strive hard for success while hoping to make it big one day. They understand each other's fate very well and yet support each other even at the cost of their own life. They may be impoverished but their lives are splendid. The notion of friendship and self-sacrifice is the central idea of the story and keeps the reader hooked till the end.
The story commences in Sue and Johnsy’s jointly owned apartment, that is at the top of an old three-story brick house, in an artists’ colony of Greenwich village. The two friends also use this apartment as their studio.
In the month of November, Johnsy comes down with a serious attack of pneumonia. The disease has a bad reputation in this village and seems to have taken several lives. When Sue calls for the doctor, she is told that her friend Johnsy has slim chances of survival. This was not because of her physical illness, but more because Johnsy had foolishly associated her chances of survival to that of the falling leaves of the ivy-tree.
We are then introduced to Behrman, an old artist who was way past sixty years in age. He lived on the ground floor of the same apartment as that of Sue and Johnsy. He comes forward to help Sue in saving Johnsy’s life.
The story while maintaining the surprise elements, ends with a sting in the tail. Throughout the story, we read that Johnsy was ill and was expected to die with the fall of the last leaf. However, Behrman who paints the last leaf on the wall and battles the stormy night dies of pneumonia. Behrman was successful both in painting his masterpiece and in saving Johnsy’s life. Though Behrman appears once and speaks only twice in the story, his affection for Johnsy and Sue is well manifested in the story through his sacrifice. He thus becomes the very epitome of the theme of the story that self-sacrifice through love for others achieves happiness. The unexpected ending not only creates hope for other artists like Behrman but also recognizes him as a typical O Henry hero.
The answer choice that BEST describes Mathilde’s attitude when looking through the jewels offered by Madame Forestier is <u>jealous</u>
This is because, from the complete text, there is the narration that talks about the greed of Mathilde who wanted to act like a rich person, even though she is poor.
She borrowed a necklace from Madame Forestier and when she was looking at the jewels, she was jealous that Madame Forestier had so many jewels.
<h3>What is a Narration?</h3>
This refers to the storytelling that is done with the aid of a narrator, in order to describe a sequence of actions to advance a plot.
Hence, we can see that The answer choice that BEST describes Mathilde’s attitude when looking through the jewels offered by Madame Forestier is <u>jealous</u>
This is because, from the complete text, there is the narration that talks about the greed of Mathilde who wanted to act like a rich person, even though she is poor.
She borrowed a necklace from Madame Forestier and when she was looking at the jewels, she was jealous that Madame Forestier had so many jewels.
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I think its D because it says paths of sea currents are paths or the sea
Answer:
overly bold
Explanation:
Mrs Owens felt that Halloween is a holiday. She is not aware of the traditions that are followed this day. She thinks herself to be sure and does not wishes to identify if there is any tradition on this day. She just considers it as a holiday and refuses to give candies to the people coming her door.
Answer:
A. Some people are able to make decisions faster and easier than
others.
Explanation:
A. would be the best option becuase it puts the paragraph into simple words. The other choices kind of talk about things that aren't mentioned in the paragraph
(C and D- in the paragraph, the author doesn't talk about studies where making choices is tiring for the brain or how parents making choices for their kids).
And for B- being lucky isn't mentioned in the paragraph, it only talks about how making a descision is difficult for some and easier for others.
The main idea is said in a clear way in option A.
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