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Plot Summary of Brighton Rock
"Brighton Rock is one of the darkest books I've read and certainly one of the darkest that Graham Greene has written. His examination of a relationship between a petty criminal (extremely violent for all his pettiness) and the young girl who loves him."
Kelly Whiting, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Brighton Rock
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Plot
Tone of book? - depressed
Time/era of story - 1900-1920's
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Lover is - a criminal (definitely)

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - killer
Age: - a teen
Eccentric/Mental Yes
Eccentric: - obsessed - emotionally unstable - wild
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - unemployed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Misc setting - resort/hotel

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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