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#moments
#surprisingendings
The most important feature of O. Henry’s writing is the unexpected ending. The story usually begins in one direction and just when the reader thinks they can predict the ending, but finally it turns to a totally different direction. These surprising endings are always reasonable, even if the ending is sad.
#The_Last_Leaf is a very interesting story to read.#Johnsy had no faith to overcome the disease and though herself just like a weary leaf, and said “When the last leaf falls, I must go, too.” When there was only a last leaf left on the wall, Johnsy was much scared and was close to death. After a stormy and cold night, “the last ivy leaf was still there”. Therefore Johnsy regained confidence and her will to live revived. But at the end of the story,to everyone’s surprise, #Old_Behrman died of pneumonia in the hospital. And it turned out that the last leaf “is Behrman's masterpiece - he painted it there the night that the last leaf fell.” After Old Behrman learned the story of Johnsy, he decided to do something to save the young girl without anyone’s noticing. So he created the masterpiece he had been struggling to paint on a stormy and cold night. Unfortunately, Old Behrman caught a cold and died quickly. At first, we may have thought that Johnsy would surely die from fear and despair, but she survived the serious pneumonia at last.We may feel satisfied with the good ending and be happy until there comes a bad news: Old Behrman died of pneumonia. Then we realize that Old Behrman saved Johnsy at the cost of his own life. After finishing the story, we feel moved by the selfless love and the true friendship among the poor artists, and their feelings may be a combination of happiness and sadness, that is, a #tearful_smile. #endings #lu_tonga
