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To destroy implies an unstructured undoing of some thing. To destruct, as the boys of this gang have done, suggests a more organized, systematic taking-apart of the thing. This view is supported by Greene's passage: "Streaks of light came in through the closed shutters where they worked with the seriousness of creators -- and destruction after all is a form of creation. A kind of imagination had seen this house as it had now become." Greene doesn't seem to be saying that these boys or people like them are in a creative class with Christopher Wren, the architect who built this home. But Greene does ask the reader to acknowledge that these boys (or at least their current leader, T.) are trying to realize some specific conception, too.
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Where can I find Graham Greene's The destructors?
You can find Graham Greene's "The Destructors" in his short story collection called "Twenty-One Stories." It is also available in various anthologies of classic English literature and can be found in many library collections or online bookstores.
Where does the quote 'new buildings in so-called modern style' by Graham Greene come from?
Looks like it is from The Quiet American.
What is a summary of 'The Destructors' by Graham Greene?
Asking "What is the climax of The Destructors by Graham Greene?" is not something anyone can definitively answer. There may be a generally accepted opinion that is considered 'correct' but only you can honestly answer your question; it's a matter of opinion. What do you think the climax is? My understanding of climax is the point in a story of no return, when the characters are changed mentally and/or physically in a way that they cannot come back from. I believe the story's climax is when T. loses his leadership through ambiguity and Blackie has the chance to take over but instead backs up T. and they finish destroying the house despite Mr. Thomas coming home.
What is the plot in 'The Destructors' by Graham Greene?
The Destructors" is about a group of teenage boys who call themselves the Wormsley Common gang, after the area where they live. They meet every day in a parking lot near a part of town that was bombed during World War II. Almost everything in this area is destroyed although one house stands with minimal damage. This house is owned by Mr. Thomas (whom the boys call Old Misery), an old man who lives alone. One day, the gang's leader, Blackie, suggests that they spend the day sneaking free bus rides. T. (whose full name is Trevor) has another idea. He has been inside Mr. Thomas's house and suggests that the boys take advantage of the old man's upcoming two-day absence to demolish the house from the inside. T. becomes the gang's new leader. When the boys meet at the appointed time the next morning, T. has already...
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Gunners
What is the order of constructors and destructors of object?
The order of constructors is determined by the sequence they are called in the code, starting with the base class constructor and moving to the derived class constructor. Destructors are called in the reverse order of constructors, starting with the derived class destructor and moving to the base class destructor.
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Alexander Graham Bell married Mabel Hubbard, a student of his who was ten years younger than he. She was the daughter of Gardiner Greene Hubbard, a man who helped Bell with his research of the telephone.
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Battleships, Aircraft Carriers, Cruisers, Destroyers and Submarines.
What did Greene accuse Shakespeare of doing?
Pretending to be well-educated when he was not. Greene called him an "upstart crow".
Who dissed William Shakespeare why?
A guy called Greene did, in a book called Greene's Groatsworth of Wit. Although some people think that Greene did not actually write that book, and the remarks about Shakespeare are not actually a diss.
When is a destructor called?
Destructors are called when an object is no longer used. In a language like C++, this is done explicitly by the programmer when the delete operator is used on the object.
