PLANTS
THE LEAF
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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She is touched by Mr. Behrman’s sacrifice.
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She wants to paint the Bay of Naples.
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Sue has been so good to her and done so much for her while she has been sick.
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She views as a sign the persistence of the single ivy leaf.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why does Johnsy decide she wants to live? She is touched by Mr. Behrman’s sacrifice.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The incident that led johnsy to change her mind is the last leaf not falling from tree in strong storm also. In the famous story, ‘The Last Leaf’ by O. Henry, Johnsy was convinced that when the last leaf from the ivy creeper falls off, she will also lose her life.
Detailed explanation-3: -The leaf painted by him survived through the storm of night. But he was attacked by pneumonia and fell seriously ill. Johnsy got the willpower to live because the last leaf did not fall off the ivy creeper. Thus, Behrman’s masterpiece saved Johnsy’s life.
Detailed explanation-4: -How did Johnsy associate herself with the falling leaves? Answer: It was autumn and the ivy creeper leaves were falling gradually. This depressed an already ill Johnsy and strangely enough she associated her falling health with the leaves. She believed that she would die when the last leaf fell.
Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: The sight of the last leaf clinging on to the creeper inspite of the wind and snow revived Johnsy and gave her the faith that she would survive. She realised how much she had troubled Sue by her gloom and depression, and also thought of the fact that it was a sin to want to die. ‘