CLASS 9
THE LAST LEAF
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Question
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It represents her life.
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It makes her want to die.
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It is a metaphor.
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It has no significance.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Leaves hold symbolism in many cultures, but in general, they symbolize fertility and growth. The green leaves of spring and summer depict hope, renewal and revival. Blazing yellow, orange and red leaves of fall represent the change of season.
Detailed explanation-2: -Additionally, the leaf becomes a symbol of love and sacrifice.
Detailed explanation-3: -The last leaf left on the tree acts as a symbol of life and death. While it is attached to the tree, it symbolizes holding onto life, and the idea of it falling, as Johnsy explains, symbolizes death-specifically Johnsy’s death.
Detailed explanation-4: -Yellow is the color of light, hope, and encouragement. You see, leaves have long symbolised keeping things hidden – for the longest time, they symbolised the hidden dangers of the untamed wilds.
Detailed explanation-5: -"Red Leaves” has been described as “a vision of the inexorable, brutal pattern of nature that decrees that every living thing must die". The title of the story symbolizes the American Indian, specifically the Chickasaw: The red leaves referred to the Indians.