Brighton Rock - Graham Greene Brighton Rock is a religious story which begins as a battle between good (Ida Arnold) and evil (Pinkie). This battle takes place in a resort area south of London called Brighton. Brighton contains all kinds of restaurants, amusements, slums, and higher class areas. One example of these slums is Nelson Place; where Pinkie and his later on to be wife Rose are from. Nelson Place in my opinion is what influences Pinkie to become a man of evil through his tragic youth. Where Pinkie grows up under the influence of two horrible parents, a poverty-stricken neighborhood, and as a kid who is willing to do anything for a better life. Another horrible influence on Pinkie is