The destructors Graham Greene
The Destructors Graham Greene
ma Henry graham greene, (2 October 1904-3 April 1991) was an English author laywright and literary critic His works explore the ambivalent moral and political issues of the modern world
• Henry Graham Greene, (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English author, playwright and literary critic. His works explore the ambivalent moral and political issues of the modern world
Graham Greene(1904-199 1)was one of the 20th century's most versatile story tellers in English literature. This year marks the centenary of his birth, as well as the 50th anniversary of his short story The destructors When i read this short story for the first time, I was rather surprised and tickled by its haunting, allegorical sweep with the decline of the post-independent Sri lankan state in a miniaturized version
• Graham Greene (1904-1991) was one of the 20th century’s most versatile story tellers in English literature. This year marks the centenary of his birth, as well as the 50th anniversary of his short story ‘The Destructors.’ When I read this short story for the first time, I was rather surprised and tickled by its haunting, allegorical sweep with the decline of the post-independent Sri Lankan state in a miniaturized version
Greene suffered from bipolar disorder which had a profound effect on his writing and personal life. In a letter to his wife Vivien he told her that he had a character profoundly antagonistic to ordinary domestic life, and that "unfortunately, the disease is also one s material". william Golding described Greene as " the ultimate chronicler of twentieth-century man 's consciousness and anxiety
• Greene suffered from bipolar disorder, which had a profound effect on his writing and personal life. In a letter to his wife Vivien, he told her that he had "a character profoundly antagonistic to ordinary domestic life", and that "unfortunately, the disease is also one's material". William Golding described Greene as "the ultimate chronicler of twentieth-century man's consciousness and anxiety
The destructors The Destructors" is a 1954 short story about teenagers who destroy a house The story is ironicshowing how destruction is allegedly a form ofcreation The story is set in the mid-1950s, and is about a boys gang named the"Wormsley Common Gang", after the place where they live. Trevor, or T., the protagonist, devises a plan to destroy a beautiful two hundred-year-old house that survived the blitz
The Destructors • "The Destructors" is a 1954 short story about teenagers who destroy a house. The story is ironic—showing how destruction is allegedly a form of creation. • The story is set in the mid-1950s, and is about a boys' gang named the "Wormsley Common Gang", after the place where they live. Trevor, or "T.", the protagonist, devises a plan to destroy a beautiful two hundred-year-old house that survived The Blitz