CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. the doctor interprets that if johnsy continued with her pessimistic behaviour she would have only one out of ten chances of her survival. but in order to encourage johnsy and to boost her morale Sue turns the doctor’s verdict the other way round that she had ten out of one chances of survival.

Detailed explanation-2: -The doctor told Sue that chances of Johnsy to live was like one in ten. She had made up her mind that she was not going to get well. He added that medicines will only work when the patient wishes to live. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-3: -“The Last Leaf, ” published in 1907, is a story about a young girl named Johnsy who gets pneumonia and is given a 1 in 10 chance of surviving. As you read, take notes on the literary devices the author uses to describe Johnsy’s condition and the vine outside her window.

Detailed explanation-4: -One day, the doctor told Sue that Johnsy’s disease was psychological also. She did not want to live. In such a condition, no medicine could work. If she did not get back the will to live, her chances of recovery were only one out of ten.

Detailed explanation-5: -The doctor said “Johnsy, it seems, has made up her mind that she is not going to get well. If she doesn’t want to live, medicines will not help her.” Sue tried her best to make Johnsy take an interest in things around her. She talked about clothes and fashions, but Johnsy did not respond.