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        <title><![CDATA[In what way does the author explain Tom's development from petty...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In what way does the author explain Tom's development from petty criminal to cold blooded murder?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The American Dream is the idea the each American can be successful...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The American Dream is the idea the each American can be successful regardless of wealth or education. Their success depends only on how hard they work to achieve their dreams. What they put in to life is ultimately what they get from it. Therefore, in The Talented Mr Ripley, Tom Ripley embodies the idea of the American Dream. He is able to achieve success despite his working class background.
However, does Highsmith condemn or condone the idea...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[In this story Ripley incarnates the perfect sociopath - a person who...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In this story Ripley incarnates the perfect sociopath - a person who conforms to society's rules and looks good on the outside but who is perfectly corrupt and without moral checks underneath. To a sociopath there is no right or wrong; he even takes a kind of perverse pleasure out of committing a crime and then getting away with it "scot free."  The sociopath pits his intelligence and cunning against society's barriers (rules of behaviour and...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[What does Patricia Highsmith want to teach us from Mr. Ripley sustaining...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What does Patricia Highsmith want to teach us from Mr. Ripley sustaining a false identity and lying to his friends and to himself?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How is The American Dream presented in The Talented Mr Ripley?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How is The American Dream presented in The Talented Mr Ripley?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ripley's main reason for deception stems from his wanting to live the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Ripley's main reason for deception stems from his wanting to live the life of someone other than himself. He is full of self-loathing and so mimics others to create a new persona so he can break free of his lowly upbringing. He is embarrassed by his lack of financial means and working class social status. He make an effort to get close to people of the upper class who represent culture, wealth, and social standing. Once he manages to...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why did Mr Ripley deceive others and himself about his identity?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Why did Mr Ripley deceive others and himself about his identity?]]></description>
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