The protagonists of the story are the gang, because it's about them, the gang as group, on how the war has affected each of them inside, even if they might not know it, tiring down a two hundred year old house isnt what a bunch of kids usually do as a favorite pastime. Inside, while the house stands erect like a top hat while all the other houses around it has collapsed after the bombing, its like a symbol of high society and beautiful, Trevor knows if not for the war, he could be living a rich life, instead, he has to join gangs and his father have to work as a clerk, giving him a hatred for higher class society. Their goal would be to release their feelings, anger, creative instincts, thru destroying the house. Thus, the antagonist would be society. .
2. Suspense is created throughout the story with several paragraphs and sentences, for example, the first two paragraphs, with the author sets suspense into the story by foreshadowing Trevor, or T. a new recruit to the Wormsley Common Gang, was to become the leader, but doesnt reveal how. There is no withheld of information in the story, and things are just revealed as the story progresses. Another example of suspense is wondering how the group of kids will be organized to bring down the house like "worms in an apple".
3. The story lacks a lot of the mindless violence found in other commercial fiction type stories. Nor is there any trance of evidence that the conflict be man versus man. Also, the protagonist doesnt achieve their goal at the end of the story. The story has an open ending, at the end of the story; we dont know what happens to the gang in the end.
4. a) They want to tear down the house because its beautiful, in a area where everything else was destroyed, to them it symbolized the higher class, they hated it. b) Blackie wanted a piece of the fame the gang would get if they were to take down the house. c) They are serious because they all believe in what theyre doing, they werent told to do it, they want to it.
In Greene's short essay "The Destructors", there are uses of symbol. ... The Destructors of the house, namely the Wormsley Common Gang, symbolizes the effect of war on younger generations. ... The second form of symbolism in The Destructors is the effect of the war on younger generations. ... The third example of symbolism in The Destructors is Trevor himself. ...
"The Destructors" is a great example of a good kid gone bad. The main character displays knowledge and leadership skills but does not have an opportunity to put them to good use. For this reason, Trevor is a victim of society. The story takes place in London shortly after the end of World War II.. ...
THE COMPARISON AND CONTRAST OF "THE DESTRUCTORS" AND THE ROCKING-HORSE WINNER There are many similarities and difference between the two stories, "The Destructors" and "The Rocking-Horse Winner", written by Graham Greene and D.H. ... Old Misery's fine home in "The Destructors" represents luck and wealth. ... Thomas who loses his home in the end of "The Destructor". ... In "The Destructors" there seems to be a satirical approach at the end. ... "The Destructors" is a representation of a gang in London after World War II. ...
The Destructors "Chaos had advanced. The kitchen was a shambles of broken glass and china. The dining-room was stripped of parquet, the skirting was up, the door had been taken off its hinges, and the destroyers had moved up a floor. Streaks of light came in through the closed shutters where they...
Others can be deeply shocking as "The Destructors" and "Proof Positive", yet others are hauntingly tragic as " The end of the party" and "The Basement Room". However the three that appeal to me the most are "Alas poor maling", "The Destructors" and "The End of the party". ... On the contrary "The Destructors" is a shocking story, as a group of youngsters make the transition from innocence to experience of their own free will. ...
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