# Justice and Revenge in The Golden Triangle

> Theme guide for The Golden Triangle by Maurice Leblanc.

The story blurs the line between lawful justice and personal vengeance, with characters like Siméon seeking retribution for past wrongs through violent means.

## Where it surfaces

- [III: The Rusty Key](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/iii-the-rusty-key): Patrice witnesses the torture of Essarès Bey and is torn between intervening and gathering information.
- [Before the Flames](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/iv-before-the-flames): Essarès Bey turns the tables on his torturer, killing Fakhi in an act of desperate self-defense.
- [V: Husband and Wife](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/v-husband-and-wife): Coralie's near-murder of Essarès embodies a personal quest for vengeance, while Essarès' scheming to recover the stolen money reflects a calculated form of retribution.
- [VII: Twenty-Three Minutes Past Twelve](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/vii-twenty-three-minutes-past-twelve): Patrice's sense of justice is thwarted as the inquiry is manipulated to avoid exposing the crime, echoing Essarès' own prediction that the matter would be hushed up.
- [IX: Patrice and Coralie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/ix-patrice-and-coralie): The inscription 'Revenge to me: I will repay' hints at a quest for vengeance.
- [X: The Red Cord](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/x-the-red-cord): The quest to avenge the murdered parents and the ongoing threat to Coralie.
- [On the Brink](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/xi-on-the-brink): The inscription 'God will avenge us' and the desire to uncover the truth about the parents' death drive the characters' actions.
- [XII: In the Abyss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/xii-in-the-abyss): Patrice vows to avenge their parents and punish the enemy, echoing the parents' own written oaths.
- [A Strange Character](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/xiv-a-strange-character): Patrice desires revenge against Siméon, while Lupin orchestrates a methodical pursuit for justice.
- [The Fourth Act](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/xvi-the-fourth-act): Siméon's life is devoted to avenging the death of the woman he loved and uniting their children.
- [Siméon Gives Battle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/xvii-sim-on-gives-battle): Patrice's desire to avenge Ya-Bon and rescue Coralie, while Siméon seeks revenge for his own losses.
- [XVIII: Siméon’s Last Victim](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/xviii-sim-on-s-last-victim): Patrice and Don Luis act as judge, jury, and executioner, forcing Siméon to kill himself as retribution for his crimes.
- [XIX: Fiat Lux!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/chapters/xix-fiat-lux): Siméon (Armand Belval) had spent years seeking revenge on Essarès for past crimes; the chapter reveals his murder and the ultimate unraveling of Essarès's schemes.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/themes/justice_and_revenge
- Themes index: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_golden_triangle_se/themes