Graham Greene: The Destructors
Synopsis: In “The Destroyers,” a short story by Graham Greene published in 1954 in Picture Post magazine, a gang of young boys is led by a new and enigmatic member, Trevor, who plans to destroy an old house in their neighborhood. The house, inhabited by Mr. Thomas, had once been a splendid building designed by Christopher Wren. However, it is now the only building left standing after the neighborhood was devastated by wartime bombing. Trevor convinces the gang that, instead of stealing or causing minor damage, they should take advantage of Mr. Thomas’s brief absence to completely demolish the house.
