The Last Leaf Flashcards
What is Johnsy’s illness? What can cure her, the medicine or her willingness to live?
Johnsy, a young artist, was ill. She was suffering from pneumonia. But later on she suffered from a misconception that she would die as soon as the last leaf fell on the creeper would fall down. The medicine had no effect on her. Her willingness to live cured her.
What is Behrman’s masterpiece? What makes Sue say so?
Behrman was a 60 year old artist who had a dream to paint a masterpiece. His painting of an ivy leaf was his masterpiece which saved the life of Johnsy. It was such a painting that it was not easy to make out whether the leaf was real or it was just a painting. When Behrman died painting this life-saving painting, Sue called it a masterpiece.
How did Sue try to help Johnsy get over her illness?
Johnsy was not seriously ill but she had made up her mind that she would die when the last leaf fell from the ivy creeper that she could see from her bed. In vain, did Sue try to change her mind. She talked about clothes and fashions. She brought her drawing board to Johnsy’s room and started painting and even whistled while she worked but nothing helped.
How does Behrman’s dream of painting a masterpiece come true?
Behrman was an old man who had always dreamed of painting a masterpiece. He heard about Johnsy’s illness and how she was not getting better because she had decided that she would die as soon as the last leaf fell from the ivy creeper. He died from pneumonia but Johnsy got better from looking at the leaf, so, it was his masterpiece
How did Johnsy recover from her illness?
Johnsy was seriously ill with pneumonia. Her friend Sue took great care of her. Her doctor gave her medicines. But she did not get any better because she had decided that she would die as soon as the last leaf fell from the ivy creeper outside her window. As one leaf after another fell, Johnsy became worse and worse until Behrman painted a leaf on the creeper. Neither rain nor icy cold winds knocked it down. Then Johnsy decided that she had been wicked and began to recover
