Written By: Viresh
The
Destructors, by Graham Greene, is a short, fiction story that is set in
London, England in post-World War II era. The main protagonist, T. which was
short for Trevor, was a newcomer into the Wormsley Common Gang. This was just a
regular gang filled with teenagers who created mischief and wanted to have fun.
At first, he didn't talk besides the Yes or No during the day’s voting. But one
day, T. came to the meeting late and “astonished them all.” He came with an
unseen rejuvenation. He created a plan to completely demolish a house. This was
significant because with this plan, leadership of the gang changes. Blackie,
who was the original leader, gave the leadership to T. This was very
interesting and reminds me of the events that occurred when LeBron James was
signed to the Miami Heat three years ago.
Before LeBron James came to the Heat, Dwayne Wade was the
superstar and the leader of his team. In the 2010 season when LeBron James
joined the Heat, many could argue that Wade was still the leader during the
first few games of that season. But, LeBron James offered a plan and executed
his plan perfectly. James offered great transition offense and put up over thirty
points in multiple games. He was already a superstar, but now he was becoming
the leader of his gang. With the talent he had to offer to his team, he stole
the leadership from Wade, just like T. stole the leadership from Blackie. Just
as T. perfectly executed his plan of tearing down the house from the inside –
out, LeBron executed his plans of taking his gang to the championship the same
year and winning the championship the following two years. This is a screenshot
of an article that talks about the leadership change from Wade to Heat.
This is the URL link to the full article.
1. You don't need to summarize the story so much. You can assume your blog reader is familiar with the texts we read in class. Also, the character's name was Trevor, not Thomas.
ReplyDelete2. I like your connection, but take it a step further with your reflection. Why do you think Wade was willing to submit? How did he feel about the success under James? What did James's leadership provide that Wade couldn't? And how can you connect all those issues back to the story. You had a good start, but you stopped short of making it really interesting.
I agree with the connection you made between Wade and James and Blackie and T. Wade was willing to submit because he knew that Lebron would help propel him the team as a whole to the finals. Blackie saw that T. had a solid plan. It was well thought out but T. needed everyone to be on board for the plan to work properly which it did.
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