While in New York, Tom Ripley was never able to truly express himself. He was always given a job, working for someone else, and expected to act in a particular way. When Tom ventures to Italy, we can see a stark contrast in how Tom behaves there compared to how he behaves in New York. In Italy, Tom feels no pressure to act in certain ways. He is able to freely express himself and his true identity. The most obvious case of this new self-expression is Tom's openness about his homosexuality. Even in a place like Italy, where homosexuality is frowned upon, Tom feels he can express his true inner feelings thanks to the people he surrounds himself with. We can better understand these individuals' acceptance of Tom and his open sexuality through analyzing the scenes in the story. A character we see frequently in the film who is very accepting of Tom's homosexuality is Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law). Dickie is a rich man, who fled with his girlfriend to Italy. Tom initially visits Italy to convince Dickie to return to his family back home. As the film progresses we can clearly see that even though Dickie has a girlfriend, Tom is very attracted to him. Surprisingly, however, we see that Dickie clearly accepts Tom's open homosexuality towards him and makes no effort to stop it. Analyzing some scenes of The Talented Mr. Ripley, we can clearly highlight Dickie's acceptance of Tom's sexuality. One scene in particular where we see the close relationship between Dickie and Tom is when they are together in the bathroom while Dickie takes a bath. This scene takes place in Dickie's bathroom. Our eyes first meet with a close-up shot of a chessboard, lying on the bathtub. The epiphany is rather... middle of paper... based on this acceptance and his findings, Herbert made the decision to transfer Dickie's funds to Tom, rather than Marge. Throughout The Talented Mr. Ripley, we follow Tom as he ventures from New York to Italy. Although we initially see him residing in New York, it is clear to us that Tom does not feel at home there. He is forced to contain his feelings and conform to the expectations required by his job. While in New York, Tom longs to express himself and be accepted. Once he ventures into Italy, we finally see the Tom who was forced to be repressed. Tom talks about his love for the finer things in life, as well as his homosexuality. We see it accepted by Dickie Greenleaf, Marge Sherwood, Peter Smith Kingsley and Herbert Greenleaf. By analyzing some scenes of the film we were able to better understand Tom's reception in Italy.