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56 pages 1 hour read

Graham Greene

The Destructors

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1954

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Essay Topics

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What does the gang value? What motivates them to destroy Old Misery’s house? Support your answer with textual evidence.

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Protagonist, antagonist, antihero: Define all three character types and identify which characters in the story fit these roles.

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What gives this story tension? Would you describe the tension as suspenseful, dramatic, comic, or something else?

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