AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

THE LEAF

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who narrates “The Last Leaf”?
A
An unnamed third-person narrator
B
O. Henry
C
An unnamed first-person
D
Narrator Sue
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The short story “The Last Leaf” by O. Henry is narrated in the third-person by an anonymous narrator who only functions as an observer. The narrator does not get involved in the action but simply renders what he sees.

Detailed explanation-2: -The point of view of “The Last leaf” is Omniscient 3rd person point of view. o, Henry controls the story without a view of a character.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer a. In the given extract ‘Sue’ is the speaker. Sue is in conversation with Johnsy who is suffering from pneumonia and psychological fancy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Perspective and Narrator "The Last Leaf” begins in an omniscient viewpoint but then switches to third-person limited narration, concentrating on one character’s story.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Last Leaf, short story by O. Henry, published in 1907 in his collection The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories.

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