CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Behram has a dream of painting a masterpiece. It comes true towards the end when he paints the last ivy leaf which decided whether Johnsy would live or die.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -He has a dream of creating a masterpiece. It does come true when he paints a leaf such that it looks extremely natural. He painted the last leaf on a creeper that helped save Johnsys life.

Detailed explanation-5: -Behrman was a 60 year old painter whose dream was to paint a masterpiece. His masterpiece was created when he painted the last leaf of the ivy creeper, which make Johnsy believe that the leaf was real.