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"The Last Leaf" By. William Sydney Porter Critical Analysis of Anwell Salvador


Salvador, Anwell A.                                                                                               11 – Onesta

The Last Leaf
By O. Henry

This story is made by William Sydney Porter A.K.A, O. Henry, This story published in 1907. This story takes place in Greenwich Village, a neighborhood in New York City. This story is all about the two artist who share an apartment in the community but soon invaded by a disease that kill everything. There are only four characters in this story, Johnsy, Sue, the Doctor, and Mr. Behrman.  This story starts when Johnsy and Sue, share an apartments. And soon their apartment is invaded by a disease called Pneumonia and Johnsy got that disease. Johnsy loses hope for her life and she said that if the last leaf of the vine outside falls. Their Neighbor Mr. Behrman heard about this and he helped Johnsy not to lose her hope.

My favorite part is when Mr.Behrman did everything even though he will come to the point that he will sacrifice his life in order to save Johnsy. Mr.Behrman. What Mr. Behrman did is heroic because even if it will cost his life he saved Johnsy from dying by painting the last leaf that fell during a vicious storm. I really like this part of the story because Mr. Behrman is not only show a heroic move, but he also showed that if you really want to help, if you really want to save a persons life you will put everything to risk even your life.

What I like in this story is the friendship of two woman, Sue did not leave Johnsy and she also Helped Johnsy not to lose her hope. According to what I read, Leaf symbolizes the life of  the survivors because of their courage or bravery to face what obstacles or problems that they’re facing. This story is the first story who strucked me deep. What I like in this story is every character symbolizes something, Johnsy, who is a normal human that is vulnerable to everything and a person who is losing hope because of something that is nearly impossible to get, Sue, who is a human who is always on our side to help us, Mr. Behrman the one who sacrifice his life in order to save other people from dying. This Story also shows the hospitality of us, person.

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