Patrick King wrote:
Ripley may be a genius, but he is absolutely insane.
************ Judging from your post, I'd say that you might
be extrapolating your insanity charge from a combination of
several in the series. You've got me at a disadvantage there.
I was speaking from the context of just the one book. There
were hints in that direction, the panic attacks, the often
inadequate and distant relationships, and the consummate way
in which he assumes Dickie's identity. But for the most part
Ripley seems rational, his assessment of people and himself
on target, and his motives for murder primarily aimed at a
pragmatic solution to his desire to live well without having
to work for it.
miker
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