Krystalle Natasha M. Mana December 05, 2019 11 – Onesta’ Ms. Rogielyn Baloto “The Last Leaf” By: O. Henry (1862-1910) “The Last Leaf” is a short story by O. Henry that was published in 1907. William Sydney Porter, also known by his pen name O. Henry, is an American short story writer. “The Last Leaf” is about a poor young woman who is seriously ill with Pneumonia, named Johnsy. Johnsy believes that when the leaves on the wall all fell down, she will also die. Her artist neighbor Behrman, tricks her by painting a leaf on the wall so that Johnsy would recover. Fortunately, Johnsy recovered but because of the twist that the author made Behrman the artist neighbor, caught Pneumonia while pain...