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‘Characters faced with difficult choices are the most interesting to read about.’ Brighton Rock/Clockwork Orange
In both ‘A Clockwork Orange’ and ‘Brighton Rock’ characters are faced with choices that develop and intensify the plot, making the novels both stimulating and thought provoking to read.
Brighton rock’s Pinkie is aware of the choices he makes, though he acknowledges the difference between right and wrong he falls foul to the temptation of wrongdoing. Pinkie choses damnation over salvation, the decision derives from the fact Pinkie is aware of God but refuses the idea of being pure and good nonetheless. Pinkie has a chillingly hostile presence. He is physically described as having a “face of starved intensity, a kind of hideous and unnatural pride” this is reminiscent of the lack of emotions he holds and a result of his sociopathic actions. Greene’s protagonist Pinkies lifestyle in the violent underground society pollutes his personality and causes him to make careless choices throughout the novel. This allows Greene to use imagery to aid him in the description of Pinkie which gives his character an air of interest. Greene has created Pinkie with a haunted and twisted menace about him ‘his grey eyes had an effect of the heartlessness like an old man’s in which human feeling died’. Grey, often associated with mourning, show an extension to Pinkies lack of feeling. This lack of feeling aids towards the fact Pinkie chooses not to feel emotion or rather is disgusted by emotion. Greene creates Pinkie almost as deeply interesting character, he emphasises Pinkies power through his choice to commit crimes and corrupted youth. His strength is fear; he scares people into complying with him. Pinkie freely chooses to threaten Rose with ‘vitriol’, he said ‘it burns’. An eerie tone is set and allows the reader to truly accept what a bloody thirsty teenage mobster Pinkie chose to become .The fact Greene mentioned acid is quite significant, it displays Pinkie has concerns about himself and questions his choices. His violent disposition makes him a powerful figure and

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