the meeting when the ask where he has been he says he has
been to Old Misery’s house. The gang are then impressed with
his knowledge as he said Old misery is away over the Bank
holiday and they are then intrigued with his ideas about pulling
pulling the house down. The gang are then impressed with
Trevor’s organisation skills. The gang Shorten Trevor’s name to
T. because Trevor is a name to be mocked and it shows they
obviously want him in the gang else the wouldn’t have
abbreviated it this shortening of the name is important
because it shows Trevor establishing himself in the gang.
Trevor is originally from an upper class family
and we no this because his father had a good job being an
archetich and present clerk and his mother considers herself
to be better than everyone else and it says they have ‘come
down in the world’ suggesting what they used to have was
better. Trevor’s knowledge and language suggest he is more
educated than the other members of the gang ‘the man who
built St Paul’s (wren) showing his knowledge and the word
‘beautiful’ which the gang where worried about at the start but
change later separate him from the other members of the gang
showing he is more educated. Blackie is disturbed by Trevor’s
description and appreciation of the beauty of the house ‘it’s
got a staircase two hundred years old like a corkscrew’ and he
says ‘there’s panelling’ Blackie shows he is disturbed by saying
‘What do you mean, a beautiful house?’
Trevor then astonishes the gang by firstly visiting
Old Misery’s house and secondly the proposal that they
destroy the house. The house belong to a man called Mr
Thomas who’s nick name by the gang is Old Misery. The house
Is situated at number 3 Northwood Terrace and it is the
Only house to have survived the Blasts form the Bombs. The
House is desribe as ‘leaning and the house stood out like a
Jagged tooth’ suggesting it is fortunate to be there.
Trevor becomes the leader of the gang because of his ideas the idea to destruct the house, his knowledge, ambition and the
whole scale of his idea to destroy the house which is much
more daring to what they usually do kicking the football at Old
Misery’s wall and seeing how many free rides they can get.
Trevor is not into destroying the for the same reasons as the
best of the gang as Trevor is doing it out of spite and jealousy
because he used to have privileges which he has no longer so he
resents others with them. The others have never known such a
life so they are only doing it for enjoyment and to prove a point
also to go along with the groups new leader. Trevor is probably
excited at the prospect of destroying the house as he is
jealous and he has got a thrill from it. We can tell he is keen
and excited as he has planned it out well, organised it
in a lot of detail and wants the word to spread around so they
are known by everybody. Trevor is driven by ambition and spite
so he wants to make saw they destroy the house totally.
Trevor is aware of what he is doing and he doesn’t want to
pinch anything or steel his money. Trevor distinguishes the
difference between theft and destruction and he is thoughtful
he is also very aware of what he is doing. Trevor’s attitude
towards Old Misery is that he doesn’t want to hurt him he
just wants to do it in spite ‘ of course I don’t hat him there
would be no fun if I hated him’ this statement shows there is
no malicious intent and shows the methodology. Trevor doesn’t
want to steal anything form Old Misery and when he sees his
money under his bed he leaves it as the object is just to
destroy the house and enjoy pulling it down.
Trevor was protesting at the way he was never
Allowed to grow up the way he wanted, this is because his
Mother and father wanted him to be mature and well behaved.
Trevor almost looses his authority when he is protesting and
worrying when Old Misery is coming back down the lane as it is
to cold to go away for the weekend. He then regains the
respect when he decides to totally destroy the house and
comes up with the very cunning idea of trapping Old misery
in the toilet.
Trevor becomes involved with the gang because he
is against other people having what he used to have and now
has not. He changes the gang by getting them to do more
daring and destructive work instead of getting free rides on
buses. Trevor is very altruistic in what he is does and it is
always to do with his jealousy.