{"id":721,"date":"2010-06-03T17:07:29","date_gmt":"2010-06-03T21:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=721"},"modified":"2010-06-03T19:51:11","modified_gmt":"2010-06-03T23:51:11","slug":"the-un-talented-mr-ripley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/the-un-talented-mr-ripley\/","title":{"rendered":"The Un-Talented Mr. Ripley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I read in the news about <a href=\"http:\/\/domaingang.com\/domain-news\/joran-van-der-sloot-do-killers-have-rights-in-a-cybersquatting-case\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Joran van der Sloot<\/strong><\/a> it&#8217;s hard not to remember a novel I  read, oh so long ago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Talented_Mr._Ripley\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Talented Mr. Ripley<\/strong><\/a>, a thriller  revolving around the personality of a young American and wannabe socialite  in Europe, is among <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patricia_Highsmith\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Patricia Highsmith&#8217;s<\/strong><\/a> finest novels. When I read it  in 1985, it was at an era during which &#8211; <em>unlike today<\/em> &#8211; life passed without many daily visual obstructions; there was no  Internet, no cellphones, TV had horrible programs (<em>it still does<\/em>) and  the Cold War was still raging.<\/p>\n<p>Somehow, reading about the murderous inclinations of a young man who  manages to control his emotions and perform the &#8220;<em>perfect murder<\/em>&#8221; was a  leap away from all those Agatha Christie novels; where the murderer is  uncovered in the end, having made one too many mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>Joran van der Sloot managed to do just that, and despite his many mistakes he was able to utilize the legal system to his benefit for several years. A young man, without having as  much as finished college, he seemed to perversely enjoy his fortunate  fate; unlike that of Natalee Holloway whom he most likely killed or  murdered.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, on the very 5th anniversary of Natalee Holloway&#8217;s murder, perhaps by extrapolating his guilt, anger and clear signs of self-destructiveness, Joran van der Sloot apparently committed yet another crime. The body of Stephany Tatiana Flores Ramirez was found in remote Peru, with multiple stab wounds that denote struggle, perhaps against a failed date-rape attempt using pills.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unlike psychological novels, however, this is real life.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Joran van der Sloot is <strong>an un-talented Mr. Ripley<\/strong>, no matter how much sympathy is left in those that support the notion of &#8220;<em>innocent until proven guilty<\/em>&#8220;. The personality, acts and apparent disrespect towards human life of this Dutch man will most likely be used in future literature and movies, web sites and online debates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I read in the news about Joran van der Sloot it&#8217;s hard not to remember a novel I read, oh so long ago. The Talented Mr. Ripley, a thriller revolving around the personality of a young American and wannabe socialite in Europe, is among Patricia Highsmith&#8217;s finest novels. 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