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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.