The last leaf

I think for Johnsy, the last leaf means hope–the hope that gives her living faith and spiritual pillar. To some degree, she wants to get the power and gives herself a reasonto live on. But I also think the last leaf means the last straw for Johnsy for she holds negative attitude about her sickness. Those painful, struggle feeling about going to the far journey make she feel despair. Until she notice those leaves, she know clearly that in such bad weather, leaves will definitely fall off, so she compare herself with the last leaf. When it fall off, she will die together. But for Behrman, the last leaf is the masterpiece that he has been always about to paint. We can learn from the essay that the description about the last leaf shows us how lifelike it was, it also means that his painting is good. And most importantly, the last leaf means Behrman's kindness. It represents the true, the good, and the beautiful of human nature. The bottom of the people's sympathy, the warmth between human beings.