Miker, you don't have to be drooling and raving to be insane!
Because Ripley has a unique talent for masking his mental
problems, does not dismiss them. I have read all the Ripley
books, but even in the first one, Ripley's complete lack of
conscience and empathy, his ability to lie bold faced to
people who have been extremely kind and helpful to him, his
homocidal rages, give every indication of his mental state.
Do you think Bugsy Seigal or Whitey Bulger are sane just
because they were clever at playing politics? If you do
murder to solve your problems, you are not sane whether
you're in a mob or an individual. All mobs are is group
psychosis. That's why they're so dangerous. Even if you live
a perfectly ordinary life but fund it by anti-social
behavior, especailly murder for hire, is full evidence of
decreased mental facility.
Patrick King
--- Michael Robison <
miker_zspider@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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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