Abcarian and Klotz define the human condition as Man strives to give order and meaning to his life to reduce the mystery and unpredictability that constantly threaten him Life is infinitely more complex and surprising than we imagine and the categories we establish to give it order and meaning are for the most part momentary stays against confusion At any time the equilibrium of our lives the comfortable image of ourselves and the world around us may be disrupted suddenly by something new forci
As characters act in the present both their past and future influence their actions They can live for the moment seek revenge from the past or look hopefully or miserably towards the future The stories The Destructors and The Jockey involve complex and somewhat irrational characters influenced strongly by the events they have witnessed as well as those that have yet to come The Destructors has a character named Trevor commonly referred to as T The overview of Ts background is simple enough with
The Rocking Horse Winner by D H Lawrence and The Destructors by Graham Greene are each set in Post War eras and depict a dark and depressed time in which individuals struggled with poverty and desolation Written in the third person both stories use a young boy who goes to great lengths to accomplish a greatly desired goal The theme of the story is decided by the readers perception with greed misery tragedy and materialism just to name a few For the purpose of this paper we are assuming that the