PART A: How does the description of the ivy vine in
paragraph 18 contribute to the tone of the passage?
A It reflects Sue's determination to keep Johnsy alive.
B It shows the hopelessness of being fragile.
C It shows the run-down environment where Sue and
Johnsy live.
D
It reflects the narrator's sense of optimism.
Article: The last leaf by: O. Henry

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the answer is B. It shows the hopelessness of being fragile.

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the narrator is a first person, participant one, who describes in the simple past tense important and difficult events in his earlier life. he also provides temporal markers as the month (january) and the time (12: 30 pm). finally the account of his experience is very detailed, to the extent that a participant narrator would talk the same way about his experiences. a good example of such detail is the mention of the “bovril ration” which historically was a native american food adopted by european explorers in arctic and antarctic regions due to its high level of calories.