In "The Rocking Horse Winner" by DH Lawrence and "The Destructors" by Graham Greene, the reader can immediately see both the differences as well as the similarities between the two. stories based on the authors' choices of setting, tone, and characterization. The author's use of imagery and plot in both stories makes it clear that materialism can play a large role in how people's attitudes and behaviors are affected and changed towards others due to of a lifestyle filled with unhappiness. In "The Destructors" and "The Rocking Horse Winner", the background and editorial arrangements of the authors are very similar. Both authors are British and lived in London. Both Lawrence and Greene evoke a setting set in post-war Britain. Their stories involve families who are upper class but struggle due to insufficient income, while still maintaining some form of their perceived wealth identity. The family of "The Rocking Horse Winner" lives in a pleasant house with a garden and discreet servants. They feel superior to anyone in the neighborhood (Lawrence 365). Trevor in "The Destroyers" comes from a family "that had fallen into the world" since his father lost his job as an architect to become a clerk. Even though there is a change in wealth, insight into his mother's attitude is revealed, as she still considers herself better than the neighbors. Where the setting of “Rocking Horse Winner” is inside a big rich house with voices demanding more money; the setting of "The Destructors" starts from being outside in the destroyed city to then entering a house to destroy it. The tone of "Rocking Horse Winner" is set from the very first sentence as the author introduces a being... ... middle of paper ...... far too young to work, he becomes an obsessive gambler who earns money for his mother in order to earn an income that adults usually earn. Poverty turns into fortune, but becomes poverty again as the boy's mother spends the money hastily due to her greed and selfishness. Then, tragically, the precious life she had but didn't love and which brought her luck suddenly ends. In “The Rocking Horse Winner,” the characters were more concerned with their selfish wants and needs than with family relationships. Unhappiness brought resentment and bitterness, focusing on materialism rather than love. The same theme is found in “Destroyers”. Not only did the gang carelessly destroy another's house because of the unfortunate environment they found themselves in, but even at the end one driver laughs after realizing Mr. Thomas' house fell in his face..