CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -The Last Leaf, short story by O. Henry, published in 1907 in his collection The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories. “The Last Leaf” concerns Johnsy, a poor young woman who is seriously ill with pneumonia. She believes that when the ivy vine on the wall outside her window loses all its leaves, she will also die.

Detailed explanation-2: -The authors purpose is to inform the readers about how much damage pneumonia has done to people all over the world. O. Henry entertains the readers about pneumonia by putting it into an interesting story that makes you want to keep reading.

Detailed explanation-3: -William Sydney Porter-better known by his pen name, O. Henry-was born in North Carolina and died in New York. But his sixteen years in Texas, from 1882 to 1898, made a lasting mark on his life and work. In Texas, Porter developed an abiding love for the American West.

Detailed explanation-4: -“The Last Leaf” is a story of Johnsy, a poor young woman who is critically ill due to pneumonia. She believes that when the ivy vine on the wall outside her window would lose all its leaves, she would die too. However, her neighbor, Behrman, an artist, tricks her by painting a leaf on the wall. Johnsy recovers.