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Tom Ripley, who is simultaneously the novel’s protagonist and antagonist, has a gift for forgery, impersonation, and imitation, and he uses these skills to his advantage at every available opportunity. Slick and slippery, Tom mirrors the tastes and affectations of whatever company he keeps.
- Herbert Greenleaf
Dickie’s father, and the owner of a shipbuilding company...
- Aunt Dottie
Tom's much-loathed Aunt Dottie raised him in Boston after...
- Richard “Dickie” Greenleaf
Dickie Greenleaf, an acquaintance of Tom Ripley’s, is the...
- Characters
Tom Ripley. Tom Ripley, who is simultaneously the novel’s...
- Herbert Greenleaf
- Tom Ripley
- Dickie Greenleaf
- Marge Sherwood
- Freddie Miles
Tom Ripley's sense of identity is tenuous at best. He desperately wishes for attention and approval, particularly from Dickie Greenleaf, with whom he's obsessed. Tom also covets Dickie's lifestyle and would give—or do—anything to become independently wealthy like Dickie and his friends. Finally, enraged by Dickie's indifference and consumed with en...
Dickie Greenleaf is a wealthy 25-year-old who has escaped to Italy to avoid working in his father's U.S. shipbuilding business. He's likable, if coddled, and lives a life of total freedom, doing whatever he wants where and when he wants to do it. Dickie befriends Tom Ripley in Italy and, for a time, they are inseparable friends. But when he becomes...
Marge Sherwood is smart, moralistic, and self-respecting, but because readers learn about her only from Tom Ripley's viewpoint, it's not always easy to see her attributes. Tom detests Marge because he thinks she's having an intimate relationship with Dickie. Whether or not this is the case, she is definitely in love with Dickie. Marge disrupts Tom'...
Freddie Miles, one of Dickie Greenleaf's friends in Italy, is an extravagant, even flamboyant, expatriate. He's cultured and rather snobbish. He looks down on Tom Ripley, who in turn detests him. Freddie's dislike of Tom makes him quickly grow suspicious when Dickie fails to show up for a skiing holiday. Freddie is persistent about finding Dickie a...
Character Analysis. (Avoiding Spoilers) Grew Up… in a lower-middle-class family in New York. Tom’s had to have his wits about him from a young age, always looking for an angle. He dreamt of the day he might have an easier life. Living… in a tiny, rundown New York City in the 1950’s. It isn’t the life of luxury, but it’ll do until he ...
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Apr 5, 2024 · By Muskan Chhatwani. | Last Updated: April 5, 2024. Thomas Ripley, better known as Tom, accepts an unusual job offer that leads him to Italy and changes his life forever. Andrew Scott plays Tom. Tom’s life in New York is full of struggles. He forges documents and commits petty scams to make money, but it is never enough.
Character Analysis. Tom Ripley. Tom, the novel’s protagonist, is from Boston, brought up by his aunt Dottie after his parents drowned in the harbor when he was a child. When the novel begins, Tom has been living in New York for four years, having first come to the city to become an actor—indicating that he has always been drawn to Playing Roles.
Tom Ripley. Tom Ripley is a 25-year-old New Yorker from a lower-middle-class background. He's an insecure narcissist who craves others' approval and yearns for wealth and status—and will stop at nothing to get them. Read More.
