欧·亨利是世界著名的三大小说家之一,其代表作《最后的常春藤叶》以一片叶子为线索,歌颂了老画家为了挽救年轻画家而献出自己宝贵生命的感人故事。本文通过对小说中给人以生的力量的叶子的分析,得出了这样的结论:小说中的叶子不仅是贯穿全文的线索,也是老画家贝尔曼的化身。其意义在于实现了全文主旨的升华——伟大的人性之爱使得枯叶不朽。 Ou Henry is one of the world famous three novelists. His masterpiece “The Last Ivy Leaves” uses a leaf as a clue to praise the touching story of old painters who sacrificed their precious lives in order to save young painters. This article draws the conclusion that the leaves in the novel are not only clues to the whole article, but also the incarnation of the old painter Behrman. Its significance is to achieve the full text of the sublimation - the great love of humanity makes dead leaves immortal.