Tha last Leaf Qs1-Coment on tha appropriateness of tha title 'Tha Last Leaf" by O.Hunry

The vine leaves around which the story revolves are a symbol of life. At the beginning of the story, Johnsy considers the rapidly falling leaves as ominous predictors of her own death, and she comes to believe that she will die when the last leaf falls. When the last leaf remains attached in spite of fierce winds and persistent rain, Johnsy interprets the leaf to be a sign that she ought to embrace her life, as it is sinful to want to die. Ultimately, the loss of the vine leaves does prove to be symbolically connected to a loss of life; but rather than Johnsy, it is Behrman who loses his life after having painted the last leaf.