"The Last Leaf"
By: O. Henry
There was a girl name “Sue” and she is a hardworker. They were poor and had no food and medicine, since they can’t afford it. Johnsy got stressed, and Sue thought an idea and she painted it as picture and images bases on the real things, she see like flower vase so in that kind of way Sue can provide their needs and wants. Mr. Bernham, he’s the one who helped through all her problems. One time Johnsy woke up and asks Sue to open the curtain,the day were opened the curtain, they were stunned though to see that the last leaf survived, Johnsy got happy and her health improved. Because of the long time, she spent in bed, she had gather and poor. After that day, Sue suddenly realizes that the last leaf she see is moving and getting falling down, Johnsy expressed her emotions and feelings, so that she can demonstrate his sadness and she’s basing it through the leafs that she see’s in the window. But then Johnsy realizes that she doesn’t want to base her life in that piece of leaf, she is like a clock that stops when the batteries run out.
Two artist, Johnsy and Sue share an apartment. Johnsy contracts pneumonia,and she loses hope. She says that she will die when the last leaf on the vine outside falls. Mr. Bernham, one of their neighbors, hears about this, and he paints a leaf on the wall outside to give her hope. He dies of pneumonia in order to do this for her. Also, the story want to emphasize this beatifully inspirational tale deals with unselfish sacrifice how one man was prepared to sacrifice his own well-being and use his talent to save the life of another.
Sue informs her some time later on that Mr.Bernham had died of pneumonia and the medics had found a burning lamp a ladder and a palette containing a mixture of colours similar to that of a leaf, next to his completely wet, collapsed body. He had contracted pneumonia and expired due to his frail condition.
It becomes pertinently dear that Mr. Bernham had finally painted his long promised masterpiece the leaf which saved Johny’s life sacrificing his in the process, in lifes.
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