The Last Leaf

Interesting Facts

• The story is set in Greenwich Village, a neighborhood in New York City known as a center of bohemian life and art in the early 20th century.
• The main characters are two young artists, Sue and Johnsy, who live together in a small apartment.
• The plot revolves around Johnsy's illness, as she falls ill with pneumonia and loses her will to live, believing she will die when the last ivy leaf falls from the vine outside her window.
• An old artist named Behrman, who lives in the same building, decides to help Johnsy by painting a realistic ivy leaf on the wall so she thinks the leaf is still holding on.
• Despite his age and frail health, Behrman paints the leaf on a cold and rainy night, leading to his own death from pneumonia.
• The story raises themes of self-sacrifice, hope, and the power of art to influence human lives.