“The Destructors” Commercial fiction attracts many people because it’s more fantasized than literary fiction‚ which tends to not have much audience and is more about what can really happen with humans and society. “The Destructors” by Graham Greene is a short story about a group of boys in a gang called Wormsley Common Gang and how their latest recruit had a rebellious plan on destroying a house from inside out of an elderly man. This short story fits in the genre of crime and drama because of what
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of meaning. They use objects‚ actions‚ and characters to give more meaning to the thing itself. In Greene ’s short story "The Destructors"‚ symbols are used. Some of these symbols include Old Misery ’s house‚ which is a symbol for art‚ beauty‚ and upper classes. Moreover‚ it symbolizes the need to destroy something aesthetic when in the atmosphere of war. The Destructors of the house‚ namely the Wormsley Common Gang‚ symbolize the effect of war on younger generations. Lastly‚ the main character
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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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"The Destructors" Indirect vs. Direct PresentationIn "The Destructors‚" by Graham Greene‚ both indirect and direct presentation is implemented to provide a multidimensional portrayal of the characters in the story. This device is effective because each type of presentation provides the reader with a different perspective into each character. The author presents the characters directly by telling the reader details about the characters and presents the characters indirectly by showing the reader.
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the short story‚ “The Lottery”‚ by Shirley Jackson and the movie‚ “The Village”‚ directed by M. Night Shyamalan‚ both the short story and the film employ the theme of traditions and rituals to comment on the danger of blindly conforming‚ the different attitude in performing the tradition and how unfairness is parallel to the wellbeing of the community. Both the short story and the movie share the ideology of blindly believing and conforming to traditions. In “the Lottery”‚an annual ritual consisting
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To begin comparing the two short essays‚ “The Lottery” written by Shirley Jackson in 1948 and “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” written by Ursela Le Guinn in 1973‚ was exactly like taking today’s communities and aspects of life in 2015‚ and realizing there are no differences between all three decades of time. “The Lottery” begins with a community portraying an uneasiness in each person’s actions because a certain event takes place the same day‚ every year‚ casting a shadow on everyone’s lives
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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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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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Compare and Contrast: The Hunger Games vs. “The Lottery” The Hunger Games and “The Lottery” are two different stories that have similarities and differences. Depending on the plots and story lines of both they might have more similarities than differences or more differences than similarities. Breaking it up into three different topics is very helpful when comparing and contrasting these two stories. There are three aspects that are going to be covered. Aspect one is a comparison between both of
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