The Last Leaf

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Sue and Johnsy are the two young artists who share a small flat on the third storey of an old house. They are close friends who support each other.

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Johnsy suffers from pneumonia, a serious lung infection that she contracts in November. This illness makes her very weak and bedridden.

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Johnsy believes that she will die when the last leaf falls from the ivy creeper outside her window. She has convinced herself that her life is connected to the falling leaves.

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Behrman is a sixty-year-old painter who lives on the ground floor of the same building. His lifelong dream is to paint a masterpiece, but it has remained unfulfilled until the end of the story.

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Sue tries to help Johnsy by: bringing the doctor daily, talking about clothes and fashions to distract her, painting while whistling in Johnsy's room, bringing her soup, and providing emotional suppor…

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The doctor tells Sue that Johnsy has made up her mind that she is not going to get well. He explains that if she doesn't want to live, medicines will not help her. The patient needs the will to live.

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Johnsy starts counting from twelve leaves. The number decreases to eleven, ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, and finally four as the leaves fall due to autumn wind and rain.

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Despite the heavy rain, icy-cold wind, and fierce storm, the last leaf remains on the ivy creeper. It appears green and healthy and doesn't fall, which surprises everyone.