4. In the short story “The Destructors” by Graham Greene, the Wormsley Common Gang has a plethora of motivations in terms of the destruction of Old Misery’s house as well as how they deal with the story and people around them. The age and beauty of the house was targeted by the gang because this one house was able to sustain bombings upon bombings in the London Blitz. By the boys destroying the house, they are able to gain a sense of independence and feelings of accomplishment towards the views of the upper class society during that time. The reason why the boys work so serious to complete this task is to gain attention from other gangs around to seem like a successful group of mischiefs. The gang’s motivations in the burnings of the banknotes
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The causes of the gang’s delinquency is expressed through character development and reader inquiry. The gang’s reaction to the name Trevor seems to make them question. For the class in which they live in, “T” is more appropriate in correlation to a group of hoodlums. Considering the rough living that they are put through due to finances and family’s being affected by the war, for someone to give a kind gesture as to offer chocolates is off-putting that the gesture was looked at as mean and frightening. Blackie’s reaction to the word beautiful was scornful, for he couldn’t understand why his fellow gang member was calling the house that had some much desire to be destroyed was being called beautiful. Trevor’s comments on hate and love is expressed through his naïve conscience of not being sure where he stands life. “Of course I don't hate him, there’d be no fun if I hated him, all this hate and love its soft, its hooey.” The gang’s delinquency is an inspirational tie between the members and the setting. At the end the story, with the house destroyed, the setting is described in “One moment the house had stood there with such dignity between the bomb-sites like a man in a top hat, and then, bang, crash, there wasn't anything left not anything. He said, I'm sorry. I can't help it, Mr. Thomas. There's nothing personal, but you got to admit it's funny.” The irony of this ending ties the story together, mixing humor with
The causes of the gang’s delinquency is expressed through character development and reader inquiry. The gang’s reaction to the name Trevor seems to make them question. For the class in which they live in, “T” is more appropriate in correlation to a group of hoodlums. Considering the rough living that they are put through due to finances and family’s being affected by the war, for someone to give a kind gesture as to offer chocolates is off-putting that the gesture was looked at as mean and frightening. Blackie’s reaction to the word beautiful was scornful, for he couldn’t understand why his fellow gang member was calling the house that had some much desire to be destroyed was being called beautiful. Trevor’s comments on hate and love is expressed through his naïve conscience of not being sure where he stands life. “Of course I don't hate him, there’d be no fun if I hated him, all this hate and love its soft, its hooey.” The gang’s delinquency is an inspirational tie between the members and the setting. At the end the story, with the house destroyed, the setting is described in “One moment the house had stood there with such dignity between the bomb-sites like a man in a top hat, and then, bang, crash, there wasn't anything left not anything. He said, I'm sorry. I can't help it, Mr. Thomas. There's nothing personal, but you got to admit it's funny.” The irony of this ending ties the story together, mixing humor with