Atonement

Question 1

What elements of crime does Greene explore in Brighton Rock?

Answer 1

Setting
Crimes - murder and violence
Criminals, the criminal psyche and notion of sin
Victims 
Suspense 
Role of detective 
The police
Punishment and retribution
Social commentary

Question 2

How does Greene explore ‘setting’ in Brighton Rock?

Answer 2

Brighton represents a town of two faces - “Whitsun crowd”

and the corruption and criminality side

Question 3

How does Greene explore ‘crime’ in Brighton Rock?

Answer 3

Murder of Kite prior to the narrative is the driving force of the following crimes
The violence is more disturbing as its more graphically described

Question 4

How does Greene explore ‘criminals’ in Brighton Rock?

Answer 4

The criminal is an interesting paradox: he is a frightened boy on the edge of adulthood, a sociopath with an immense capacity for hatred, as a criminal he is determined and intelligent

Question 5

Does Pinkie succeed as a criminal?

Answer 5

No - he never achieves success as he dies at the age of 17, having tried to evade capture for the entirety of his life

Question 6

How does Greene explore ‘victims’ in Brighton Rock?

Answer 6

Obvious victim: Hale, Rose - Pinkie speaks to Rose with “sudden venom”
Not obvious victim: Pinkie - society