ENGLISH PROJECT.ppt last leaf

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“The Last Leaf” is about someone whose illness changed. This person’s name is Johnsy she’s diagnosed with pneumonia. She is always negative about herself. She always watches a vine that outside her window. She watches each leaf fall. She always says that when the last leaf fall she going to go with it. Mr. Buhrman daubs the last leaf on the wall after the real one does. Then he catches pneumonia and dies. I think the most important theme of this story is self sacrifice. THEME OF THE STORY I THINK

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I think that’s the theme because Mr. Buhrman risks his life for Johnsy. I consider Mr. Buhrman chivalric because he was brave enough to go out there and paint the leaf on the wall for Johnsy and then gets pneumonia and dies just to lifts Johnsy’s spirits. Sue the care taker of Johnsy doesn’t like when she speaks negatively and doesn’t like it when all she does and wait for that last leaf to fall. She always is solicitously about Johnsy. She does whatever she can to take care of Johnsy.

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This theme is important because when Mr. Buhrman paints the leaf on the wall he’s doing it just to give Johnsy hope. He also does it to stop her from thinking negatively about herself and to think positive. Each might Johnsy would look at those leaves and watch them fall one by one. Each time zephyrs came they knocked down leaves. When Mr. Buhrman painted that lea on the wall he did it so she wouldn’t die of negatively and disbelief. What Mr. Buhrman did helped her.

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People today would take self sacrifices for someone. Like parent for instance. They would do anything for their children or their loved ones. They would make sure no matter what the kids and loved ones are always secure and well. Kids also care for their brothers or sisters if they have any because if someone was to on your little brother/sister you would take a self sacrifice for them. These are how people make self sacrifices in our time period. Back then they might not have that many people take self sacrifices for other people. When Mr. Buhrman dies Johnsy realizes that this is meant to stop being negative and to give hope because the last leaf will never fall.

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Mr. Buhrman knows how Johnsy is everyday. She is morbid and always looks at that vine. He knew how important that vine was to her. He did whatever he could to keep him alive and give her hope, even if it takes his life. Each time she looked out that window the last leaf would still be there and she would get more hope and would speak more positively about herself. That mean he gave a self sacrifice for Johnsy.

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I thought what Mr. Buhrman did was very respectful. I thought when he was first introduced in this passage that he was mean but in the end I found out he was a very nice man. This theme was true about everything. He was doing a self sacrifice so that Johnsy wouldn’t die and wouldn’t give up hope. If I was Mr. Buhrman I would have don’t the same thing I always say you come before me. That’s exactly what Mr. Buhrman did. I always do stuff to be respectful to my loved ones and I always do what I need to do to help them. If I ever have to take a self sacrifice I would and I know my love ones would do it for me too. I’m happy that he would do something just to help to keep someone’s hope and beliefs up and not down. I’m also very proud of Sue also takes a self sacrifice for Johnsy. Sue always stays home and does whatever she can to keep very good care of Johnsy she cooks, she stays home, and she doesn’t leave to do something else. She doesn’t ever leave Johnsy. I’m pound of these characters and I hope that someday I could make a self sacrifice and be the one to help someone too.




Sue and Johnsy were two young artists who shared a small flat At the month of november , Johnsy fell very seriously ill. She had pneumonia Sue became very worried and called the docter The doctor told to Sue that Johnsy has made her mind that she is not going to get well and if she didn’t want to live , then medicines will not help Johnsy.

Doctor consulting johnsy : 

Doctor consulting johnsy

Johnsy lieing without any hope : 

Johnsy lieing without any hope

When Sue looked at Johnsy,she was counting backwards by peeking through the window When Sue looked out,she saw that an old ivy creeper climbing half way up the brick wall opposite to their window In the strong wind the creeper was shedding the leaves

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Almost all leaves in the creeper had shed Johnsy said with finality that when the last leaf falls, she will die Sue became very worried Sue kissed Johnsy and rushed down to see Behrman

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Behrman was a sixty year old painter who was trying to complete his life long dream,to draw a master piece Sue poured her worries to Behrman After hearing the foolishness of Johnsy,Behrman decided to see Johnsy

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Sue and Behrman tiptoed into the room Johnsy was sleeping When they peeped out through the window, there was only one leaf left Without saying any word, Behrman went back to his room

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The next day when they when johnsy woke up, in a feeble sound she asked Sue to draw the curtains Sue draw the curtains very nervously but their was still one leaf left even the night was so windy Johnsy became surprised and happy Sue hugged Johnsy and kissed her when she smiled with a hope

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The next day when Johnsy wakeup, sue came near to her with a gloomy face Sue told that Mr. Behrman died due to pneumonia And then Sue asked Johnsy to look outside through the window The last leaf was still greenish and fresh That leaf was the masterpiece of Behrman that he painted in the rainy night when the last leaf fell

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