The Last Leaf
Author: O.Henry
Country: United States
Langugage: English
Genre(S): Short story
Publication date: 1907
Symbolism: •The falling leaves- Despair •The last leaf- Hope •Mr. Behrman- a true friend/family •Bay of Naples- dreams
Imagery : “His shoes and clothing were wet through and icy cold.” :“I have something to tell you, white mouse.” Comparison : “Young artists must pave their way to art by drawing pictures for magazine stories that young authors write to pave their way to literature.”
Plot: Man in Road- Johnsy Man in Hole- Sue Man in a Tub- Mr. Behrman
Narrator’s Point of View: Third person point of view In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.” These “places” makestrange angles and curves
Charactter List:•Sue- Round and Static •Johnsy- Round and Dynamic •Mr. Behrman- Round and Dynamic
Theme:When Johnsy sees the painted leaf against the wall through the window then she says, “Something has made that last leaf stay there to show me a how wicked I was. It is a sin to want to die.”
Setting: The story happens in a three-story brick building and the time is the cold rainy days in December.