CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Berhman’s masterpiece is the last leaf on the ivy creeper. Sue calls it a masterpiece because this painting rekindled the willingness to live in Johnsy’s heart and she was able to recover from her illness. Johnsy had eventually developed a fear that she would die when the last leaf fell from the ivy creeper.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ans: The last leaf on the ivy creeper was Behrman’s masterpiece. Sue believes it to be a masterpiece because it reignited Johnsy’s desire to survive, and she was able to recover from her sickness as a result of it. When the last leaf of the ivy creeper fell, Johnsy believed she would die.

Detailed explanation-3: -Behram’s masterpiece is the last ivy leaf on the vine. Sue says this because it looked as original as the real ivy leaf which fell at night. Johnsy was looking at the painting and thinking it to be real. That is how she recovered from her depression as she had linked her death to the last ivy leaf on the vine.

Detailed explanation-4: -The leaf looked green and healthy like a natural leaf. Sue calls the leaf painting a masterpiece because it made Johnsy believe that it was the real, natural leaf left on the creeper and this gave her the will to live and she was able to recover from her illness. Behrman’s masterpiece saved her life but took his own.

Detailed explanation-5: -Behrman had worked through the snow to paint the leaf outside Johnsy’s window. He died from pneumonia. He sacrificed his own life to save Johnsy’s life. Thus, the last leaf painted on the wall became his masterpiece.