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- Deeply Catholic but in a twisted, tainted way - believing in the existance of hell but not heaven - not drinking - a virgin, detesting the concept of sex - once wanting to be a priest - quoting latin throughout the novel "Dona nobis pacem'
- Youthful features with exception to his eyes which are older looking.
- An unnatural individual described at the beginning by Fred Hale, as Pinkie watched him like a hunter 'before the kill'.
- Determined to get what he wants and to avoid being captured by the police - he rejects Hales bribe and goes to extreme lengths to not be captured by the police or Ida Arnold after Hales death.
- Trying to separate from his poverty stricken roots at Nelson Place - he is reluctant to visit his childhood home (chpt. 3 pt. 5).
- Phychological issues of sex - Pinkie is constantly reminded throughout the novel of his parents on Saturday nights as he watched them have sex, as he shared a room with them. - could relate to his attitudes towards women.
- Recalls anecdotes of violence against women and their deaths - like Peggy Baron's disfigurement, Annie Collins' suicide by train- decapitation, and Pinkie's plan to make Rose commit suicide.
- Intelligent - Surprisingly Pinkie shows meticulous planning of Hale's murder - alibis, what time Hale died. Also shown when Pinkie translates Colleoni's letter into simplistic terms for Dallow to understand (chpt.5 pt.7).
- Evil - There is little evidence to show Pinkie has a conscience, he considers himself to be damned, makes reference to 'hell' and 'damnation' throughout the novel - although he thinks about repentance he passes the opportunity of forgiveness up.
- Devil Feature - trading in souls and damnation - He bargains with Mr. Wilson for Rose's hand in marriage, a mortal sin condemning Rose's soul to eternal damnation - Pinkie gets her to agree to commiting suicide bribing her with the note she wrote him 'She felt she was signing away more than her life' - Pinkie sees himself as 'a full grown man for whom the angels wept'.
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- The 17 year old leader of a Brighton based criminal gang.
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- Pinkie is desperate to become the powerful gang leader over his rival Colleoni and tries to express his power more and more.
- He has a fear of being discovered and captured for the murder of Hale and this is one reason for why he goes to such extreme lengths to cover his actions up.
- He becomes increasingly paranoid of other characters, such as when Rose sees Ida, and lies as to not to worry Pinkie, but this just makes Pinkie more suspicious of Rose.
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- Pinkie could be a metaphor for Brighton in the novel: - his unthreatening name, youthful and to some extent, inviting looks, but beneath the exterior there is a darker side, prone to extreme violence and murder, like the gang culture beneath Brighton's happy holiday exterior.
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