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The Confessions of Arsène Lupin · Theme
Love and Sacrifice
How The Confessions of Arsène Lupin develops Love and Sacrifice.
Romantic and familial love motivate acts of sacrifice and rescue, such as Yvonne d'Origny's desperate efforts to save her son, and Lupin's intervention to protect women in distress, though love is often entangled with danger and manipulation.
Where it surfaces
- II: The Wedding-Ring
Yvonne's enduring, ideal love for Horace Velmont (Lupin) and Lupin's act of restoring her son.