The last leaf has been the central point in the story. In the beginning the falling last leaf is associated with Johnsy’s ailment, depression and her approaching death. Behrman’s last leaf conveys the message of courage, hope and optimism. It saves Johnsy’s life and thus, it is an apt title for the story.Justify the title ‘The Last Leaf’.
The last leaf has been the central point in the story. In the beginning the falling last leaf is associated with Johnsy’s ailment, depression and her approaching death. Behrman’s last leaf conveys the message of courage, hope and optimism. It saves Johnsy’s life and thus, it is an apt title for the story.
What did Sue tell Johnsy about Behrman?
Sue told Johnsy that Mr. Behrman died due to Pneumonia. He had been out in the rains. There were colours, brushes, a ladder and a lantern hear his bed. Actually he had drawn the last leaf.
Based on your reading of the story ‘The Last Leaf’ and Johnsy’s experience of tiding over her illness, write a paragraph on the topic : ‘More Than Medicine, the Willingness to Live is More Important to Physical Health’.
More Than Medicine, the Willingness to Live is More Important to Physical Health More than medicine hope sustains our life on this earth. It is the elixir of life. Hope gives a willingness to live. No medicine can cure us of our problems if we do not have willingness to live our life in full. Even when the condition of our physical health reaches a critical stage, our willingness to live enhances our will power and our body’s resistance to fight against illness. It increases our immunisation power and is even more powerful than any medicine. Doctors become helpless when the patient decides to quit this life. So, hope gives us some extraordinary spiritual grace to control our fears and even to oust them from our lives. The wings of hope carry us, soaring high above the driving winds of life.
“When the last leaf falls, I will die”, said Johnsy with finality. Feeling depressed and rejected like Johnsy is very common in life. Write a paragraph on how we can overcome such feelings.
It is common to feel depressed and rejected. Depression will kill our desire to live and we begin to think about ending our life. There are many ways in which we can get rid of our sadness. First of all we must always have some work to do. When we are busy working with them we have less time to indulge in sad thoughts. Good exercise can take away the negative energy from body. Sound sleep is very important when in depression. After the sleep we feel refreshed. Always have some good friends with whom we can share our feelings and emotions. But our friend should be someone who understands us and is even willing to sacrifice his/her time for us and help us out whenever we feel sad. Make it a point to think positive and hope for the best. Remember sadness or depression is just a passing phase of our life. How soon it will fade away depends on how fast we can handle our emotions.