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    Summary Living in early 20th century Greenwich Village are two young women artists‚ Sue and Johnsy (familiar for Joanna). They met in May‚ six months previously‚ and decided to share a studio apartment. Stalking their artist colony in November is "Mr. Pneumonia." The story begins as Johnsy‚ near death from pneumonia‚ lies in bed waiting for the last leaf of an ivy vine on the brick wall she spies through her window to fall. "I’m tired of thinking‚" says Johnsy. "I want to turn loose my hold

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    message that comes through the most powerfully for me is that you should not judge people by their outward appearances or social persona. SETTINGS The setting of the story takes place in a place called Greenwich Village‚ which is in New York. The last leaf takes place in New York City. The largest city in America‚ the location of the story is a small part of New York known as “Greenwich Village” and it is pronounced as “Grennitch” it depicts New York in the light of struggling artist. And it is winter

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    The Last Leaf To be perfect short story neatness‚ brevity and a significant incident or an aspect of character or an experience of some psychological moment is essential. Within its short frame work‚ it must have a beginning‚ middle and an end. There must be completeness in its structure. All the elements plot‚ character‚ dialogue‚ descriptions and background must be organically connected with other. Generally a good story has a surprising end which bears a sense of endlessness. All these characteristics

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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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    The Last Leaf O. Henry In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.” These “places” make strange angles and curves. One street crosses itself a time or two. An artist once discovered a valuable possibility in this street. Suppose a collector with a bill for paints‚ paper‚ and canvas should‚ in traversing this route‚ suddenly meet himself coming back‚ without a cent having been paid on account! So‚ to quaint

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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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    New York City. As Winter approaches and the weather gets colder‚ Johnsy becomes ill with pneumonia. She gets so sick that she believes that when the last leaf falls from the vine outside her window‚ she will die. An old artist‚ named Behrman‚ who lives in the same building as the girls‚ braves a storm one night to paint a leaf on the wall — a leaf that will never fall. Cold and wet from painting in the icy rain‚ he catches pneumonia and dies. This gives Johnsy the hope to survive her illness‚ and

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    A Short Story By O’ Henry Themes: Death and Dying: Last leaf is a short story that entails the treasury of life and the existence of faith and hope. It need to the importance of living and how we deal with the hindrances we battle through our life story. It is a moving story across the traps that come across us in the most significant parts of our lives‚ the value of life is the centerpiece of story‚ where all the things go back and revolve…Apart of this story gives us a hint that God is the only

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