The Last Leaf
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"The Last Leaf" is a classic short story by O. Henry that explores themes of hope, sacrifice, and the transformative power of art through the lives of struggling Greenwich Village artists.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Last Leaf canonical | 6 |
| Last Leaf | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8315028 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Last Leaf Context triple: [O. Henry, notableWork, The Last Leaf]
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A.
The Yellow Lily
The Yellow Lily is a silent-era film best known for featuring popular 1920s actress Billie Dove in a prominent role.
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B.
The Trembling of a Leaf
The Trembling of a Leaf is a 1921 collection of short stories by W. Somerset Maugham set in the South Pacific, exploring themes of colonialism, morality, and human frailty.
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C.
Those Barren Leaves
Those Barren Leaves is a satirical novel by Aldous Huxley that explores the lives and pretensions of a group of intellectuals and socialites in post–World War I Europe.
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D.
La hojarasca
La hojarasca is a novella by Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez that introduces the fictional town of Macondo and explores themes of death, memory, and social hypocrisy.
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E.
The Night Clerk
The Night Clerk is a 2020 crime drama thriller film about a socially awkward hotel clerk who becomes entangled in a murder investigation after secretly recording guests.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Last Leaf Target entity description: "The Last Leaf" is a classic short story by O. Henry that explores themes of hope, sacrifice, and the transformative power of art through the lives of struggling Greenwich Village artists.
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A.
The Yellow Lily
The Yellow Lily is a silent-era film best known for featuring popular 1920s actress Billie Dove in a prominent role.
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B.
The Trembling of a Leaf
The Trembling of a Leaf is a 1921 collection of short stories by W. Somerset Maugham set in the South Pacific, exploring themes of colonialism, morality, and human frailty.
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C.
Those Barren Leaves
Those Barren Leaves is a satirical novel by Aldous Huxley that explores the lives and pretensions of a group of intellectuals and socialites in post–World War I Europe.
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D.
La hojarasca
La hojarasca is a novella by Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez that introduces the fictional town of Macondo and explores themes of death, memory, and social hypocrisy.
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E.
The Night Clerk
The Night Clerk is a 2020 crime drama thriller film about a socially awkward hotel clerk who becomes entangled in a murder investigation after secretly recording guests.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
short story ⓘ |
| adaptation |
film adaptations
ⓘ
radio adaptations ⓘ stage adaptations ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| audience | general readers ⓘ |
| author | O. Henry ⓘ |
| authorRealName |
William Sydney Porter
ⓘ
linked to:
O. Henry
|
| commonUseInEducation |
ESL and EFL reading classes
ⓘ
English literature curricula ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstPublicationYear | 1907 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories of the Four Million ⓘ |
| genre |
realist fiction
ⓘ
sentimental fiction ⓘ short fiction ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
foreshadowing
ⓘ
irony ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Behrman
ⓘ
Johnsy ⓘ Sue ⓘ |
| majorTheme |
friendship
ⓘ
hope ⓘ illusion and reality ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ selflessness ⓘ the power of art ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableCollection | The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories of the Four Million ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotElement |
a young artist falls ill with pneumonia
ⓘ
an old artist paints a leaf on the wall to give hope ⓘ the falling ivy leaves become a symbol of life and death ⓘ |
| protagonist | Johnsy ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstCollection |
Doubleday, Page & Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Doubleday
|
| settingCity | New York City ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| settingLocation | Greenwich Village ⓘ |
| symbol |
ivy leaf
ⓘ
the last leaf on the vine ⓘ |
| symbolismOfIvyLeaf |
hope against despair
ⓘ
perseverance ⓘ the sustaining power of art ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| tone |
pathos-filled
ⓘ
sentimental ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Last Leaf Description of subject: "The Last Leaf" is a classic short story by O. Henry that explores themes of hope, sacrifice, and the transformative power of art through the lives of struggling Greenwich Village artists.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
O. Henry's Full House (1952 film)
subject linked to:
O. Henry's Full House (1952 film)