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——O.HenryLastPieceofCaneLeaf
WilliamSydneyPorterO.Henry---penname(September11,1862–June5,1910)Americanwriter
Thethreekingsoftheshortstory----
O.Henry
AntonChekhov
IraqDEmaupassant
MainLifeExperienceSouthLife1871graduatedfromelementaryschool1877droppedoutfromhighschool1879startedworkinginunclesdrugstore1881becameapharmacistlikedandwastalentedatpainting
WesternLife1882RichardHallssheepranch——learnedbitsofSpanishandGerman1884differentjobs——pharmacist,singer,draftsman,bankteller,journalist.Alsobeganwritingasasideline.writingmaterialsHumor
Thenwhenhewas21-year-old,hedecidedtobeawriter.LittleStoryOfHisPenName
WorksWhistlingDicksChristmasStockingCabbagesandKingsTheRoadofDestinyTheRansomofRedChiefTheGiftoftheMagiTheFourMillionPoliceandHymnBeltFurnitureHiresRoom
JohnsyandSuelivedinGreenwichVillage.Plot
InNovember,Johnsycaughtpneumonia.ThedoctortoldSuethatJohnsyneededastrongwilltoliveon.
Johnsycounttheleavesontheivyvineandbelievedthatwhenthelastleaffell,shewoulddie,too.
SuetoldBehrmanaboutJohnsy’sfancy.
Johnsywassurprisedthattherewasstilloneleafleft.Herwilltolivereturned.
ThedoctortoldSuethatJohnsywouldrecover,butBehrmancaughtpneumoniahimselfandhiscasewashopeless.
BehrmandiedandSuetoldJohnsythathepaintedthelastleafonthatstormynight.
ThemesTheme1:Self-sacrificeMr.BehrmansacrificedhisownlifeforJohnsy.Hewentouttopaintthelastleafonthatstormyandcoldnight,thenightwhenthelastleafwouldhavefelldown.Then,hecaughtthepneumoniaanddied.Thepaintinghemadeonthewallshowshisselfsacrificing,kindandnoblenature.
Theme2:Hope“She---shewantstopainttheBayofNaplessomeday.”(Para.9)“Sadie,somedayIhope
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