Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Maurice, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Love and Sacrifice
Sexual Orientation, Homophobia, and Self-Acceptance
Masculinity and Patriarchy
Religion
Class
Summary
Analysis
Maurice travels to see Clive at his family’s house. When he arrives, Maurice is thrown off by the wealth of Clive’s family. He feels like he doesn’t quite belong. After he is shown to his room, Clive comes in and kisses him, and Maurice feels a sudden rush of joy. We have this whole wing to ourselves, Clive says. It’s as much like college as I could manage. It’s better, Maurice says. Maurice and Clive go riding with other members of the family and visitors, then go to the study, where they talk late into the night. “I love your voice and everything to do with you, down to your clothes or the room you are sitting in. I adore you,” Maurice says to Clive.
While Maurice and Clive met by attending Cambridge together, they do not quite belong to the same class. At this point, though, that doesn’t seem to matter. They may not see each other at Cambridge anymore, since Maurice has been expelled, but they are still deeply in love, and it seems like nothing could pull them apart.
Themes
