What makes Ripley work is precisely that he isn't crazy. He
is just missing a part in his emotions called "empathy." And
he is not alone in lacking this emotion. Some Ripleys run
countries, other corporations, still others are con artists
like Ripley. And I believe this was Highsmith's dark point.
On Mar 30, 2007, at 5:59 PM, Michael Robison wrote:
> Dave Zeltserman wrote:
>
> I guess you could argue Lou Ford and Nick Corey
are
> complex--although describing them as deeply
psychotic
> would be more accurate.
>
> *************
> I haven't read Pop. 1280, but I've been
feeling
> another Jim Thompson coming on. Lou is certainly
a
> wild and crazy guy, isn't he?
>
> I just finished Highsmith's Talented Mr. Ripley.
In
> the layman-judging-sanity category, I didn't
see
> Ripley as crazy. The closest I saw to crazy was
a
> couple minor bouts of panic.
>
> miker
>
>
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