This
paper discusses the book, "The Talented Mr. Ripley," written by Patricia Highsmith. The paper contends that she created
the most charismatic
psychopath of the 20th century when she wrote this book. First in a series of five novels, "Talented Mr. Ripley" revolves around Tom Ripley, the cold, callous, and amoral protagonist, whose main objective in life is to achieve a higher social status at any cost. The
paper depicts the novel as an intricate maze of rationality, insanity, abnormality, and justification.