“The Destructors” The short story “The Destructors” by Graham Greene tells the story of a gang of young boys who have grown up in war-torn London. When approached with an aberration in their society‚ the boys resort to demolition in order to restore the order to their town‚ despite its already devastated landscape. The gang of young boys meets every morning in a lot where “the last bomb of the first blitz” fell. The dreary setting is juxtaposed by the “beautiful” house where “old misery” presided
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creative in what they do‚ and their imagination is based on what they see in their environment. In the short story "The Destructors" by Graham Greene‚ a group of boys who call themselves the Wormsley Common‚ are faced with many difficult decisions to make. "It was on the eve of August Bank Holiday that the latest recruit became the leader of the Wormsley Commom Gang"(Graham Greene). Trevor‚ the new leader and protagonist of the story whom the boys call T. for short‚ suggests for the boys to destroy
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“The Destructors” By Graham Greene Purpose of the Short Story: To teach the reader about the destructive element present in human nature. Atmosphere: The atmosphere is quite dark and has a very pessimistic outlook of the World. The fact that the neighborhood has been demolished by bombs in the Second World War only adds to the negative‚ violent mood. Characterization: • Protagonist: T/Trevor: He is a round character because we learn quite a bit about his personality. He is also a static character
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in mind We can always speculate about the aftermath of any social issue‚ we can always judge the parents‚ society‚ the government and their economic level and we can try to blame everyone for the behavior of our youth but through “The Destructors” by Graham Greene‚ one can see the psychological impact on one’s behavior as the effects of hard experiences as well as the role of human nature negatively impact the members of the Wormsley Common Gang in the aftermath of World War II London. First of
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The Destructors (A Summarized Summary) By: Felix Cheung‚ Pareen Sehat‚ & Sean Stubbs What its About: In the short story‚ The Destructors‚ by Graham Greene‚ a gang of youths expresses their anger and frustration against society by destroying the last remaining house on a bombed out street. The protagonist‚ Trevor‚ or T‚ becomes the gang’s leader‚ who is fuelled by a desire to take revenge on the middle class. The previous leader of the gang‚ Blackie‚ loses his position when Trevor develops a superior
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Reading Response Journal- "The Destructors" In my opinion‚ the main idea of the story‚ "The Destructors" by Graham Greene is that when humans let their own personal feelings get in the way of doing what is right‚ it leads to a feeling of detriment and dissatisfaction. Also the Wormsley Common Gang chose poor decisions that affected their innocence throughout the entire story. These poorly made decisions took away their youth innocence and replaced it with selfishness and destruction. In the story
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Graham Greene: A Catholic Novelist Henry Graham Greene (1904-1991) is famous around the world as a prolific writer. During his career‚ extending over sixty years‚ he wrote more than twenty novels‚ a collection of short stories‚ several plays‚ screenplays as well as books of travel writing‚ essays and film criticisms. It’s not an easy matter to deal with such a milestone in English literature that came through so many different periods and matured so much over the time[1]. One aspect of his personality
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Literary Criticism Review: The Destructors “There are infinite shades of grey‚ but writing often appears so black and white.” American author Rebecca Solnit quipped when it came to her own writings about political and sociological undertones within certain classic stories. In his article‚ Philip C. Kolin reveals the ever present sense of grey that resides the short-story “The Destructors” by Graham Greene. Although the story that rests on the surface is just that of delinquent children creating
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The myriad of characters present in The Destructors are varied in their caricatures and diverse in their motivations. The Destructors is a short story written by Graham Greene and set in WWII period London after the Blitz. The story follows the exploits of a certain juvenile gang and their interactions between one another. The short article Why Young People Join Gangs briefly outlines some of the reasons why youth‚ or juveniles might be inclined to willingly join a gang. When you compare the motivations
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This short story by Graham Greene is a critical yet humorous one in which a group of young teenagers have formed a gang in post-blitz London and plot to tear down the only symbolic house left standing after a bombing raid leveled an area. It would be wise to look at the characters and their influence in this short story and the results they have on various subsequent view-points that the reader will see. Main Characters: Trevor or T. is the protagonist in the story as the plot revolves around
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