PLOT ANALYSIS OF LAST LEAF P. Chidhambaram, J.N.V, GANJAM. O. HENRY P seudonym of William Sydney. a n A m e r i c a n w r i t e r o f s h.. Henry stories contain profound irony, especially in their final plot twists. The Last Leaf is more ironic than most, perhaps because the stakes are so high.... The beginning of The Last Leaf is told by an omniscient, all-knowing narrator. O. Henry leads the reader through the streets of Greenwich Village like a.... Main Problem Johnsy is ill with the disease called pneumonia and she determines that when the last leaf falls off a vine outside her window she will die. Her.... The climax in this story occurs when there is only one leaf left on the vine. The climatic expectation is that once this leaf has fallen, Johnsy will die.. . . ... The Last Leaf is about an artist, Johnsy, who gets pneumonia and believes she will die when the last leaf falls from the tree outside her.... The third character was called Behrman. The backdrop of the story is set in Greenwich Village.
