O Henry (1862 ~ 19 10) was a famous American short story writer in the early 20th century. His original name is William Sydney Porter, and he was born in North Carolina, USA. He began to write short stories in his thirties. He wrote about 300 short stories in his life, which showed his extraordinary artistic talent.

O. Henry is good at making up stories. His stories are compact in structure, concise in language and often unexpected in ending, which has a great influence on modern short stories. Among his novels, the best one is about new york. He described the atmosphere of streets, restaurants and dilapidated apartments in Manhattan, new york vividly, so he was called "Poet Laureate of Manhattan".

Content introduction:

The Last Leaf is the representative work of O Henry, which highlights his writing style and characteristics.

Poor young painter Johnsy was unfortunately infected with pneumonia. His girlfriend Sue tried her best to take care of her, but her condition still didn't get better. In despair, Johnsy gave up the desire to survive and prepared to die when the last ivy leaf fell on the ground on the wall opposite the window. In order to save her, another old painter, Berman, who had never painted major works in his life, climbed the wall in the rain all night and painted a rattan leaf. He contracted pneumonia and died two days later. The last leaf painted by the old painter became a masterpiece of his life.

Appreciation of the last paragraph of the original text:

"I have something to tell you," she said. "Mr. Berman died of pneumonia in the hospital today. He was only ill for two days. The first morning, the doorman found him in his room downstairs, which was in terrible pain. His shoes and clothes were soaked to the skin and chilled to the bone. They can't imagine where he went on such a terrible night. Then they found a lantern still on, a ladder dragged from its original place, some scattered brushes, a palette mixed with green and yellow, and-look out the window, dear, look at the last ivy leaf on the wall. Have you ever wondered why it never flutters or moves when it is windy? Oh, dear, this is Berman's masterpiece-he painted it there the night the last leaf fell. "

Comments:

The last leaf symbolizes the leaf of life. It is the most precious gift from an old artist!

This story describes a pair of young good friends. It's Johnsy and Sue. After a happy time, Johnsy met Mr. Pneumonia on a cold night in 1 1 month. One afternoon, she looked out of the window in despair and counted the leaves on the ivy. She firmly believes that she will leave this world after the last leaf falls. She has no enthusiasm for her future life! There is no other better way, so Sue has to ask Mr. Berman for help. Poor old artist who lives one floor below them!

He is a failure in art. He always wanted to paint a masterpiece, but he never started. First of all, he was very contemptuous of the depressed girl, who gave up her life after hearing the story of the last leaf from Sue. In fact, deep down in the old man's heart, he sincerely wants to save the poor little girl. On a terrible night, he flapped the last bright and lovely leaf. Finally, this work was finished, and Johnsy lit the fire of life again. However, Mr Beham died of pneumonia.

The story ends here, but sincere friendship will never stop! It permeates every sentence of this short article and hovers in the reader's heart! Let's respect the best artist! At the same time, I also associate him with my parents. They raised us and trained us! They gave us their best gift! We will do our best to repay their contribution!

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