Likewise, Mailer's admiration for Linder's description of the psychopath in Rebel without a Cause: The Hypnoanalysis of the Criminal Psychopath influenced his formulation of the drama of psychopath as being "one that, in the end, centers on his quest for love".
Mailer was inspired by Linder's description of the psychopath in Rebel Without a Cause: The Hypnoanalysis of the Criminal Psychopath, which led him to believe that psychopaths are ultimately motivated by their search for love.