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Is Tom Ripley Gay?

And, finally, Ripley projects his own gay crush back onto Dickie. At the same time, the series shows a sincere commitment to fluidity. In subsequent Ripliad novels, Tom marries a woman. But he makes it in bed with his wife. If this is confusing, it is because Highsmith herself was a contradictory figure.

Patricia Highsmith's Queer Disruption: Subverting Gay Tragedy in the 1950s

Do Gay, Be Crime: The Talented Mr. Ripley (Anthony Minghella, 1999)

Ever since the Boston buddy picture Good Will Hunting won him a screen-writing Oscar and established him as a movie star two years ago, the actor has been redefining his own identity too. For example, he may have just bought a gargantuan—7, square feet—apartment in downtown Manhattan, but you sense he wants to make it a home rather than a showplace.