# Love and Sacrifice in After London

> Theme guide for After London by Richard Jefferies.

Felix’s deep love for Aurora drives his hazardous journey and willingness to endure humiliation, yet his pride and ambition create conflict between his devotion and his desire for personal achievement.

## Where it surfaces

- [The Forest Track](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/vi-the-forest-track): Felix endures humiliation and undertakes a dangerous journey into the unknown out of love for Aurora, sacrificing his pride and comfort.
- [Thyma Castle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/viii-thyma-castle): Felix's jealousy and despair over Aurora's attention to Durand, and Aurora's restraint to protect Felix, illustrate the tensions of love in a hierarchical society.
- [IX: Superstitions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/ix-superstitions): Aurora's hidden gesture of placing the manuscript for Felix contrasts with his bitter feelings of jealousy and perceived neglect.
- [X: The Feast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/x-the-feast): Felix's love for Aurora is central, as he endures three days of misery just to be near her, and their confrontation in the arbour reveals his emotional vulnerability and her attempts to reassure him.
- [XI: Aurora](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/xi-aurora): Aurora sacrifices open affection for Felix to preserve his safety and their future, while Felix struggles with his love and his secret plan to leave.
- [XV: Sailing Onwards](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/xv-sailing-onwards): Felix's devotion to Aurora drives him to sacrifice his pride and seek humble service in the king's camp.
- [XXVIII: For Aurora](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/after_london_se/chapters/xxviii-for-aurora): Felix's every action is driven by his love for Aurora. He sacrifices immediate comfort and power to journey back to her, and his ambition is inseparable from his desire to build a life she can share.

## Links

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