CATHOLICISM AND CULTURE IMPACT IN GREENE'S NOVEL 'BRIGHTON ROCK'

This research aims to discuss the impact of Catholicism and culture in Greene's novel 'Brighton Rock'. There are four objectives for this research that are to what degree Catholicism has an impact in the novel, to what degree culture has its impact in the novel, which is stronger the religion impact or the culture one, and finally the reason of making Greene uses these two impacts. The research is divided into four parts, the first one gives a brief summary of the novel. The second discusses the impact of religion based on the eight aspects of Catholicism. The third discusses the impact of culture based on the seven aspects of culture, and finally the conclusion. Through the novel, one can figures that Greene uses the impact of culture to support his religious theme which means the impact of religion in the novel is stronger than the culture one. Greene has a crucial message to send throughout Brighton Rock that God's mercy is upon everything, so no one has the right to judge others' faith.