CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Johnsy fell very seriously ill in November. She had pneumonia. She would lie in her bed without moving, just gazing out of the window. Sue, her friend, became very worried.

Detailed explanation-2: -Behrman caught pneumonia because he was out in the cold, rainy night standing on a ladder and painting a leaf on the ivy on the wall across Johnsy’s window. The last leaf is not a leaf at all. But it pulls Johnsy out of her deep conviction that she is going to die.

Detailed explanation-3: -Johnsy is suffering from pneumonia. Only the willingness to live could cure her. She had made up her mind that she was not going to get well. The doctor said that if she did not want to live then medicines would not help her.

Detailed explanation-4: -“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-5: -In this story, we see that one of the characters, Johnsy, is suffering from pneumonia. She believes that she will not survive, and as a result even medicines have no effect on her. Even her doctor was worried about her chances of recovery. Later, we see the power of the mind once again when she recovers.