The Passion

What are the motifs in The Passion by Jeanette Winterson?

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Risk is a motif in this book. Villanelle repeatedly says "You value what you risk." She risks her heart for the love of the Queen of Spades, losing it for a time. Villanelle also risks, and loses, her freedom in a game of cards. As it happens, these two valuations are opposed for Villanelle.