Monday, January 21, 2013

The Last Leaf

The Last Leaf
by O´Henry






Discussion questions

1.  Near the end of the story Johnsy states ¨I've been a bad girl, Sudie... ¨Something has made the last leaf stay there to show me how wicked I was. It is a sin to want to die.¨  What does she mean?

 2. Why does Sue refer to the Last Leaf as Behrman's masterpiece?

3. The story covers different themes: love and friendship, hope, self-sacrifice and pessimism. Which one do you find more evident in the story? Why? Is there any evidence from the text?
 
 

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