The distructors- discususion questions

1.i think that the protagonist is Trevor. i think this is because he is the one who develops most during the story  and they the most into detail about his personality and his past. also because this story seams to take place in a major change in his life.  i think the antagonist is something more abstract, like society or something. conflicts- not being able to keep the gang organized, old misery coming home early, keeping the gang under his leadership,
2. i think suspense is created by the visible change that occurs in Trevor  him changing from a quiet sullen type to a leader with a direct purpose. you can feel that nothing good will come from his leadership "as though he were absorbed in some dream he was not willing, or not ready to share."- pg 4.
3. I think the story has a happy ending  for some of the characters. the gang gets away free, after completing their mission. they seam to get some satisfaction out of burning the house down, and i assume that the older gangs would be impressed by them. the story most defiantly does not have a happy ending for old misery. his house gets burned down and it takes his entire life with him. he is clearly heartbroken over the loss.""he gave a sobbing cry. "my house", he said""
4. taking something from the more wealthy.
5. The setting is important, because it shows what the gang has gone through, one of the reasons they may have grown up so fast. i think it is also important because of the irony. old misery house still standing tall after the entire war, with other houses blown up around him. only to lose it to a bunch of teenage kids with no real power once the war was over.
6. i think the delinquency could be in part because they clearly have very little money. By the gangs reaction to the chocolate it  shows that they have been given very little in life, and had to be self-sufficient for most of their childhoods. They are from a lower class in society and have a lot of hatred and anger for things refined and perfect. The war was a very devastating time, they cold have lost parents or family members, or even their own houses. weakness is not tolerated.
7. well they are loyal to each other, they stick together, they can all work together for a common goal.  in fact they are extreamly hardworking when they want to make something happen. they are very determined. They are resourceful. and very polite. they are able to make something from nothing, entertain themselves simply by throwing a ball against a wall all day.
8. i think it says that humans are destructive and jealous. they show no signs if selfishness because they don't take his money. they want to bring old misery down to their level and show him what it is like to have so much less.