AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

THE LEAF

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In ‘’The Last Leaf”, who is Mr. Behrman?
A
He is Johnsy’s art teacher.
B
He is the surgeon.
C
He is the downstairs neighbor, who is also an artist.
D
He is Sue’s teacher.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Behrman: Behrman is a 60-years-old painter. He lived on the ground floor of the house where Sue and Johnsy lived. He had a lifelong dream to paint a masterpiece. Sue told him about the condition of Johnsy.

Detailed explanation-2: -An old and somewhat cantankerous artist who lives downstairs from Sue and Johnsy. He has been painting for four decades without any commercial success, but still hopes to paint what he calls his “masterpiece.” He is an alcoholic and earns money by posing as a model for artists in the neighborhood.

Detailed explanation-3: -Solution : In my opinion, Behrman was a great human being. No doubt he was a talented artist, which is evident from his painting of the leaf on the wall. The painting was so realistic that everyone thought it was a real leaf, which saved Johnsy’s life.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: Behrman was a sixty year old painter. His lifelong dream was to paint a masterpiece. It does come true when he paints a leaf such that it looks extremely natural.

Detailed explanation-5: -Behram’s masterpiece is the last ivy leaf on the vine. Sue says this because it looked as original as the real ivy leaf which fell at night. Johnsy was looking at the painting and thinking it to be real. That is how she recovered from her depression as she had linked her death to the last ivy leaf on the vine.

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