Presentation about the setting Johnsy’s character (The last leaf) 1 The setting of The Last Leaf Historical context Now, We have any idea about the historical context First of all, you know The last lea.
Presentation about setting & Johnsy’s character (The last leaf) The setting of The Last Leaf - Historical context: Now, We have any idea about the historical context First of all, you know The last leaf writen by O Henry, it published in 1907 in his collection The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories + In the early twenty centuries, New York experienced rapid population growth, in part due to an influx of European immigrants to the United States (like Mr Behrman) + As the story shows, urbanization and overcrowding also led to poor living conditions, which in turn led to a high rate of sickness and disease + The early 20th century was also a time of upheaval in the artwork, as artists began moving away from realism (like Behrman’s illusionist painting of the leaf) and towards more experimental styles + The last leaf belonging to the early period of realism and regionalism - Setting: So now I will give you an overview of the setting + Place: Take place in NY city, the largest city in America The location of the story is a small part of New York called Greenwich village Firstly, About the place ‘The Last Leaf’ is set in the colony of artists in Greenwich Village, New York The setting is significant in drawing the plot of the story because the main characters in the story are artists living in a colony of artists The narrator says describing the place “In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places” These “places” make strange angles and curves.” Such a description of the setting is done by the author in order to create an image of the place in the mind of the reader because the setting is significant in plot construction of the story “To quaint old Greenwich Village, the art people soon came prowling, hunting for north windows and eighteenth-century gables and Dutch attics and low rents.” > In the above sentence, the author has chosen Greenwich Village as the setting of his story because his plot needed a setting where there would be a large number of artists and Greenwich Village used to be and it still is a colony of artists Since it is a little village and the expenses of living there are low so a great number of struggling artists live there + Time: November a cold The story happens the time is the cold rainy days in November > Shows the plight of American artists of the 19th century, they had to live in poverty and struggle even though they worked very hard It is also the beginning of the poverty of the characters in the story -They never get the chance to start to make their dreams come true That's why they have to live in a poor area However, their passion has not faded + Time: November a cold The story happens the time is the cold rainy days in November (Reason: Because I think that time will create situations in the story Because the cold in November is also part of the reason for pneumonia in the story So choosing the cold time in November is completely reasonable.) + Point of view: Third person view (by an anonymous narrator who only functions as an observer.) Johnsy’ character Overview: - She is a young woman from California who has come to NY to be an artist - Johnsy is a painter who lives in a slum with her roommate, Sue - Physically, as we really know about her is that she is small (she is described as a “mite of a little woman”) - Johnsy is poor and has no money for medicine and lost faith in life Analyze: - Since suffering pneumonia, she is fragile and desperate + With pneumonia , she becomes critically ill through the detail: "She's got one chance in-let us say, ten" She essentially gives up +Johnsy is very week and does not have a strong constitution initially to fight off the weakness that her body had created after becoming ill She is certain that when the last leaf falls from the vine outside her window, she will die "Leaves On the ivy vine When the last one falls I must go, too." “It will fall to-day, and I shall die at the same time." She is helpless and considers death as the greatest barrier to her rehabilitation - Unable to get rid of negative thoughts, she gradually becomes more selfish - She is well cared about and has good friend,Sue but Sue's efforts to cheer her up are unsuccessful The detail show that is: Johnsy said: "You needn't get any more wine“ "Keeping her eyes fixed on the window“ "I want to see the last one falls before it get dark Then I’ll go too” “I’m tired of waiting I’m tired of thinking I want to turn loose my hold on everything, and go sailing down, down, just like one of those poor, tired leaves."” She only thinks of herself and does not care about the feelings of Sue - After witnessing the uncanny resilience of the leaf, Johnsy became stronger than ever You can see the detail in story, Johnsy said that "I've been a bad girl" "It's a sin to want to die" > She awakens and realizes that the leaf is still firmly clinging, determined not to let the wind break, but she herself gives up her life, is cruel to herself and ignores the pain of those around her, She felt guilty and selfish She was immediately elated, the desire to live again filled the young girl + Firstly, She regains her health in detail: "You may bring me a little broth now, and some milk with a little port in it" - She thinks about her dream and tells Sue "Someday I hope to paint the Bay of Naples” > You can see that not only revitalizing her desire to live, but also rebuilding her love for art, Johnsy hopes to one day paint the Bay of Naples."Someday" means a landmark of the future, while the Bay of Naples is a famous bay located in distant Italy So the character Jojnsi wants to draw means that in her heart there is a strong desire for survival, she wants to recover from illness, wants to live until she has the conditions to go to that beautiful country to fulfill her artistic dream > That proves the revival of Johnsy's love of art => The mental shifts of Johnsy from desperate to optimistic and brave to conquerpneumonia > To sum up, With the character Johnsy, at first, many readers must have both loved and resented the foolish thinking of a young girl But then people are even more admired for the young girl's revived spirit of survival, love of life, and love of art Johnsy's story is a valuable lesson for everyone Especially for those who are suffering from a deadlock, fragile life and death that only needs energy, will and determination to survive, we can overcome it