文档介绍:THE LAST LEAF
Welcome to Amy’s Class!
金华市艾青中学 胡慧敏
Green
Schoolyard
There are no two identical leaves.
preciate it!
Characters
Doctor
Johnsy
Sue
Old Behrman
Structure Analysis
beginning
development
ending
climax
1
2
4
3
beginning (part 1)
Johnsy and Sue are good friends and they shared the same studio.(They are young artists.)
Johnsy caught Pneumonia and seriously ill.
personification
Doctor’s diagnosis about Johnsy’s illness…
development and role-reading (part 2)
Johnsy counted the leaves backward.
Johnsy decided that she would die when the last leaf fell and lost the hope for life.
Johnsy’s attitude… Sue’s attitude…
Soul Character
Old Behrman
Description ()
He was past sixty and had a long white beard…
He was a failure in art…had never yet begun his masterpiece…
He earned a little by…
He drank gin to excess…
He was a fierce little old man…
Your impression on such a person…
Can such a person create a masterpiece?
climax and acting (part 3)
As Johnsy was encouraged by the last leaf that she decided not to give up and live on.
Sue told old Behrman about Johnsy’s fancy.(What was Behrman’s reaction after hearing this?) ()
After the beating rain and fierce wind, there yet stood out against the brick wall one ivy leaf, although it was the last one.
The Surprise Ending
O. Henry's trademark was the surprise ending that each of his stories contained. He would set a story moving in one direction, and just when the reader was convinced of the general direction of the narrative, the story would be completely reversed.
Surprise ending (part 4)
Johnsy recovered.
Behrman died leaving his masterpiece.
Behrman painted it
with his life.
The implications of the last leaf
medicine
masterpiece
hope
Life is full of ups and downs.
Always keep the last leaf on the tree of hope.
And remember there is always one who is ready to paint the last