Graham Greene's short story is a metaphor for the class struggles in Great Britain following WWII. Old Misery's marvelous home represents the last vestiges of upper-class English society while the Wormsley Common Gang represents the lower-class members who resent the aristocracy. Following WWII, tensions grew as Great Britain's political and social structure became fragile and the society began to change. In the same way Engish society was...
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