Ripley's Game

Main Ideas

• Exploration of the amorality and moral flexibility of the main character, Tom Ripley.
• The theme of double life and identity, where Ripley lives under various guises.
• The idea of manipulation and control over others to achieve one's own goals.
• Psychological tension and the exploration of the inner world of a person who feels no remorse.
• Critique of a society where success and wealth justify any means to achieve them.
• The theme of game and deception, where life is portrayed as a chess match with Ripley always a step ahead.