An Analysis of the Theme and the Characters in “The Destructors”

Graham Greene is one of the most important English writers in the 20th century.In Greene's novels,readers easily find a literary world which is a dark land filled with violence,guilt,corruption and other forms of evil.“The Destructors” also reflects this theme.Being interested in the story and the teenagers' growing-up,the author starts this paper-An Analysis of the theme and the characters in “The Destructors”.First of all,this paper discusses the reasons that cause the gang to make destructions.The children are so violent; it has its intangible needs.It gives a new view to think about the children's heart and makes us to recognize what the war left to people,especially to the children.And then,based on the analysis of the theme and characters,this paper discusses that the characters and their actions project the theme to a great extent,and that the teenagers' psychology and actions are greatly determined by their surroundings,which should be reconsidered by instructors.The moral and character education should gain a good deal of enlightenment from it.