Catch Me If You Can was wrote to entertain. It tells about the true story of a con man, forger, impostor, and escape artist. Known as Frank Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo as he forges checks and makes millions off of it.
"I made a lot of exits through side doors, down fire escapes or over rooftops. I abandoned more wardrobes in the course of five years than most men acquire in a lifetime. I was slipperier than a buttered escargot." (p. 4) In this quote he talks about his slyness, and his ability to change his identity at any moment when needed to. He was constantly watching over his shoulder and watching his back to make sure the police weren't on his trail, which is why he had to be sly and have multiple identities.
"I was a millionaire twice over and half again before I was twenty-one. I stole every nickle of it and blew the bulk of the bundle on fine threads, gourmet foods, luxurious lodgings, fantastic foxes, fine wheels and other sensual goodies." (p. 4) This book is about how he "made" his millions, and what he did with them. He wrote the book about how it exactly happened, from him "becoming" a pilot from him escaping from jail.
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