The Talented Mr. Ripley | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

New York - Ripley lives here around Second and Third Avenue, filled with second-class antique stores and seedy bars.

Mongibello - This small village has only one decent hotel, a few cafes, and an extremely limited social life. Few Americans spend the winter there, although tourists are common in the summer.

Paris - Tom poses as Dickie and spends Christmas here.

Rome - After Dickie Greenleaf's murder, Tom assumes his identity and rents an expensive apartment in this city.

Venice - Tom has avoided this place because he believes it will inevitably be...
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