Graham Greene The Destructors List of characters: 1. Trevor 2. Blackie 3. Mike 4. Summers 5. Joe 6. Mr. Thomas or old Misery 7. Other members of the Wormsley Common car-park gang Setting: The setting is London nine years after the end of world war 2. Plot: ‘’Trevor’’ joins the gang in the beginning of the summer holidays. The gang meets every morning in a car-park, the site of the last bomb of the first blitz. On one side of the car-park
Amanda Zgorski Cynthia Leavelle English 102.10 February 20, 2012 “The Destructors” “The Destructors” was written nine years after World War II in Britain. The older generation was still able to look back to their history and good times before the war, but some children only knew the war. The Wormsley Common Gang displayed selfish acts through violence clearly demonstrated through the theme, style, and symbols in the story. Blackie is the initial leader of the gang, innocent leader, and one
In The Destructors, the theme of 'destruction' is discussed through various symbolic characters and objects. Graham Greene has effectively reflected on the destructions caused by wars and conflict, by scaling a full scale holocaust of a nation to a localized full scale vandal by The Wormsley Common Gang. Perhaps, the reason for the symbolic use of a local gang is the surprising level of hierarchy and politics involved in it. The local gang symbolizes a strong country. Through the numerous leadership
War Destroys a Child’s Innocence “The Destructors” by Graham Greene presents a story of three teenage boys whom destroys the interior of the last middle class house that remains standing after the bombing of World War II. Though their actions are not favored in society, it proposes the idea of destruction leading to greater disasters. The war tainted the boys’ with dark memories of sleeping “in the Underground stations, which were used as bomb shelters” (53) as well as that fact society’s flaws
The gang members in Graham Greene’s “The Destructors” are catastrophic young children and teenagers who are unfortunately being greatly affected by their surroundings. Placed in wartime London, their town is in rubble from bombings. Peer pressure is no help when a destructive surrounding and vulnerable ages are strongly influencing the instinctive human behavior of the members, which causes many of their horrific actions. The characters of Greene’s short story are different in their own way. Mike
revenge by destroying a famous house but other members just want to show the gang’s power in the story. THE ANALYSIS When first reading "The Destructors", by Graham Greene, one might think they are simply reading a tale of childhood mischief. However, like all valuable stories, there are deeper connections that must be made in order to understand the author's motives. "The Destructors" tells the story of a gang of kids who aim to tear down an old man's house. This is a bit disturbing; it is not
John smith English 28 September 8, 2004 “The Destructors” Essay#1 People often read stories that are commercial fiction which is entertaining and pleasing to the reader. The opposite of that would be literary fiction which makes the reader think and have an enlightenment view about it. “The Destructors” by Graham Greene hints that if the youth are affected by destruction and stress then they might become rebellious to its own society. Its an action but suspense story that makes you think
Things Many authors produce works of art that will generate lots of money and entertain their audience, while other authors produce work that will inform their audience about things going on around the world both physically and morally. “The Destructors” by Graham Greene is a short story that illustrates how power and domination play a huge role in society. Throughout the story society’s effect on the youth and loss of innocence is also revealed. This story is a type of drama set some time after
actions of real life context. It continues to have that commercial fiction but the roles of the characters, plot or ending may have some sort of similarities, parallel ideas, and actions or with an unresolved ending. "The Destructors" by Graham Greene is a short story that illustrates a young group of teenagers, surviving in the aftermath of the post-World War II era. Trevor one of main characters of the story adopts an idea of destruction toward a 200 year old house that survive World War II
world, the first is commercial literature, and its purpose is to simply satisfy the reader and make money. The second form of literature is literary fiction and its goal is to inform the reader about human nature and society. Graham Greene’s “The Destructors” is a suspenseful story that exhibits commercial and literary fiction. The story is action oriented, but at times will show a deeper meanings to situations. This short story reveals the social and economic imbalances post World War two. The story