CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Pneumonia is the personification of the deadly disease ‘Pneumonia’ who is ‘not a chivalric old gentleman’ that is the disease has no mercy for poor young woman. Chivalric old gentleman is someone who is nicer towards women usually but Mr. Pneumonia was not.

Detailed explanation-2: -Q. Who is described as “not a nice old gentleman?” Mr. Berhman.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the story, pneumonia is personified as a bold “ravager” who stalks a community unawares and smites his victims “by scores.” The author tells us that Mr. Pneumonia is a “red-fisted, short-breathed old duffer."

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: In the story, “The Last Leaf", pneumonia was personified as an invisible antagonist. An antagonist is the counterpart of the main character who brings conflicts in the story. The illness brought a scare to the city of Washington, which eventually visited the main character, Johnsy, in the story.

Detailed explanation-5: -Lesson Summary ’The Last Leaf’ follows three characters over the course of several days: Johnsy, Sue, and Mr. Behrman. Johnsy contracts pneumonia, or ‘Mr. Pneumonia, ’ as O.