The Grifters by Jim Thompson is strongly defined by seduction, greed, and deceit. Through these motifs the author creates a theme, Thompson further develops his theme with the use of many other literary elements that complement the novel. Analyzing theme, characterization, and ….. Jim Thompsons main theme in The Grifters is deception as well as strong and evil desire. As a reader, the author exemplifies the theme of how people who are brought up in corruption and struggle it’s hard for one to escape that, and it causes massive regrets on the people that take part in sketchy jobs and they try everything they can to get out of it yet the are caught way to deep in the situation. The characters “con” their way through life almost as a natural inclination just to earn a living. The reader can pick up on the fact that…show more content… Even with a real job Roy does not have to rely solely on his ability to lie, trick, and “con”, the ideas of temptation and desire are extremely prevalent, they show and create an environment of corruption as seen many of the characters lives such as Lily and Moira. They all work under the coat of evil as though it is a game that all of the con-men try to outwit each other, Roy’s development of
The author characterizes Roy very appropriately using the plot of the story to strengthen his character. The reader can interpret and make conclusions that when he was a boy and until he moved out of the house away from his mother he has always had a struggle with a disbanded family influencing his choices later in life as seen throughout the rest of the novel. This is shown strongly through how he acts as a character, the reader begins to understand how Roy is living as a con-man that is full of lies and deceitful ideas. As Thompson’s main character, Roy Dillon, is supported by his qualities of being cunning and seductive yet as a reader the author tricks us to in a
