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    The Destructors The Destructors‚ authored by Graham Greene‚ conveys the idea that people have the instinctive ability to destroy‚ and make a guilt choice‚ between what they believe in what is right from wrong. The Destructors is to show how clear the characters and their actions are projected and guided by the subtle message of irony. The central theme of this short story is of a group of teenagers who call themselves the ‘Wormsley Common Gang’. The gang of misfits live by their own rules

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    the commercial fiction side which the story is more entertaining‚ action-oriented‚ and a satisfying ending‚ while on the last end lies literary fiction where the story is more character-driven‚ complex characters and unresolved conclusion. “The Destructors” by Graham Greene is a short story about completely destroy an unwanted past in order to start a new beginning. A new recruit joins the Wormsley Common Gang named T (Trevor). The gang hangs out in their impromptu meeting site near a parking lot

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    Steven Dodd Professor Kang English 101 28May2015 Peace Meets Ciaos The short story "The Destructors" by Graham Greene collides with good and evil with the surrounds full of destruction. Many scholars have tried to decipher the mean behind this story and have all agreed that it is the best story that Green has ever written. With the knowing and shocking outcomes readers will ponder the nature of what is read. "Graham Greene portrays a world in transition‚ a society moving away from respect for

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    The Destructors Analysis

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    should have been granted for just being a son and finally died while trying to earn it. She gave more value for money than the kids; the mother sacrifices her love of children for love of money to keep the status quo. Also‚ as we see in the “The Destructors”‚ Blackie asked T if he hates The Old Misery and T answered saying “off course I don’t hate him‚ there had no be fun if I hate him‚ (Greene 32). Destructing the Old M misery’s house and incinerating his hard-earned money is “fun” for T. Hatred for

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    Constructor Vs. Destructor Constructor:- Constructor is like a method which may contain some certain set of statement‚ But constructor does not have any Return Type and it will have the same name as the Class Name. A Constructor is called automatically when object of class created.Basically constructor is used to Initialize the data member of class.We can use constructor overloading also in the program. • In case of parent child relationship ‚when we make the object of child class‚ then child

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    The Destructors by Graham Greene In the short story “The Destructors‚” by Graham Greene‚ takes place in London after the German bombings during War World II. This story show two types of violence: One is the gang of youths that expressed their anger and frustration against society by destroying the last remaining house on a street had been bombed. The other type of is society during War World II the town and the homes were destroyed by bombs. The gang of boys called themselves the Wormsley

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    and authority in both LOF and The Destructors. Even though there were adults present in The Destructors‚ they do not play an important part in influencing the boys and their decisions whatsoever. He is simply an obstacle that sprouted during their plan‚ but the both quickly get rid of the problem. There is a complete absence of adults in LOF‚ as literally‚ there are no adults until the end of the book when the boys are found. Setting Both LOF and The Destructors seem to take place during World War

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    “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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    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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    All humans are often 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

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