The Destructors Literary Analysis

In the story “The Destructors,” there are groups of children that become desperate as a result World War II. The war was affecting many as their home were being attacked and destroyed. The house that survived¬¬¬ was the main target by these people in their daily exploits because of the jealousy from the divide between social classes. One of the kids explored the house as he was guided by the owner and describes how it all looked. The group was shocked at the description saying that, “it was the word ‘beautiful’ that worried him […] a man wearing a top hat and a monocle” (Greene, 23). The exploit was the cause from the desperation to cause trouble after being attacked as a civilian during the war. The group of children thought the house was