Comparison and Contrast of The Destructors and The Rocking Horse Winner

Comparison and Contrast of The Destructors, by Graham Greene and The Rocking Horse succeeder, by D.H. LawrenceThis comparison and contrast of The Destructors, by Graham Greene and The Rocking Horse succeeder, by D.H. Lawrence will center on selected parts of stories from the opening by the conclusion. I will come on to compare and contrast both authors choices of characters, themes, techniques of suspense, example statements, and conclusions.The Destructors and The Rocking Horse success were both written in the third soulfulness by British authors and set in post war slap-up Britain. The Destructors was written post World War II and The Rocking Horse victor was written post World War I. blow caused by leanness is the underlying theme of each fiction. The significance of the period each story was penned can easily be understood when considering the miserable aliveness conditions of the large number of post war Great Britain. The characters in The characters in The Destr uctors are not as fully developed as those in The Rocking Horse Winner. In The Destructors the characters are bound together as a transparent unit or a pack. Their overall interaction is based earlier on the destruction of Old tribulations erect. Dialogue between the gang members is limited to a great extent on the houses destruction. In contrast, The Rocking Horse Winner characters, Paul, his mother, his uncle, and Bassett, are in constant conflict over poverty and bad luck as argue to wealth and good luck. The Destructors is a story about the gang-style activities of young boys living in the inner-city poverty of post-war London and their conspiracy toward destroying an old mans house. The opening of The Rocking Horse Winner sets the tone, moo... ...which in turn led him to seek games of chance. The conclusion of both stories is sad. In The Destructors, not only is Old Miserys house destroyed, but also during the latter part of the demolition, the gang holds him ca ptive in the out-house. The final humiliation appears when the lorry driver is an unawareness accomplice but still finds humor in Old Miserys house being razed. In the Rocking Horse Winner, tragically although Paul selects the winning horse of the derby and brings wealth to his family, he dies in the end. Pauls last words to his mother were Im lucky. In conclusion, the two short stories as compared and contrasted above, depict the adulteration of social norms caused by poverty. The two sets of characters reactions to this abasement are different, and both prove ineffective attempts to overcome or cope with the situation.