Graham Greene(1904-199 1)was one of the 20th century's most versatile story tellers in English literature. This year marks the centenary of his birth, as well as the 50th anniversary of his short story The destructors When i read this short story for the first time, I was rather surprised and tickled by its haunting, allegorical sweep with the decline of the post-independent Sri lankan state in a miniaturized version• Graham Greene (1904-1991) was one of the 20th century’s most versatile story tellers in English literature. This year marks the centenary of his birth, as well as the 50th anniversary of his short story ‘The Destructors.’ When I read this short story for the first time, I was rather surprised and tickled by its haunting, allegorical sweep with the decline of the post-independent Sri Lankan state in a miniaturized version