The
Destructors
Trevor:
§
well-educated
§
evil
§
has no emotions
§
comes from an upper-class society
§
his father is an architect
§
organised and planned
§
a good leader
§
diferent from other gang memebers
§
wants the revenge of the war
Blackie:
§
hopeless and sad
§
loves to break laws
§
old leader of the group
§
a little jealous
§
mature
§
doubtful
§
not well organised
§
not educated well
§
a good leader
§
wants the gang to be famous
Old Misery:
§
old
§
has a lot of money
§
lives in a good house
§
poor
§
kind
§
generous
§
naive
§
experienced about wars
§
hopeful
§
happy
Mike:
§
young
§
respectful
§
obedient
§
innocent
§
naive
§
in abetter relationship with his family
above others
§
helpful
Truck Driver:
§
naive
§
experienced about
destroying(destructing)
Setting:
§
after World War II
§
East London
§
everything is grey in the story
§
Wormsley Common Undergrouns Station
§
gloomy
§
dark
§
hopeless
§
1960′s
§
A new generation has been grown up
§
important for the development of the
story
Tone:
§
gloomy
§
dark
§
hopeless
§
sad
§
unhappy
note: Mood and tone is same in this
story!
Irony:
§
Mike wants to go to the church but none
of the gang members wants is. He is obedient.
§
Old Misery was thinking his house before
he came in. He had no idea about the destruction.
§
Old Misery was forced to climb walls
into his own garden.
Themes:
§
how children affected from World War II
§
a boy comes from an upper-class society
wants his revenge
§
life in East London after the war
Suspense:
§
Trevor’s visit to Old Misery’s house;
destruction
§
Trevor’s new and good ideas at the
beginning of the story; a new leader is showing up
§
Trevor’s behaviours; no emotions(“love”
and “hate”)
Paradox:
§
T’s behaviour towards Mr. Thomas(no
harm,treated well)
§
T’s attitude towards Old Misery’s
BEATIFUL house(he still wants to destroy it.)
§
Truck Driver’s behaviour to the
destruction(we expect him to be guilty.)
§
“THE DESTRUCTION IS A NEW FORM OF
CREATION”
Allegory:
§
old generation vs. new generation
§
gang members; naivete
§
T’s leadership; power
§
everything is grey; hopeless
Diction:
§
creates the tension
§
helps the reader to emphasize with the
story
§
grey,ash,beatiful!
§
creates the meaning of the story
because he was living in an upper-class
society before the war. He wants to take his revenge by destroying a famous
house but other members just want to show the gang’s power in the story.
