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At the end of the 19th century, in the Swiss Jura, a married pastor takes in an orphan whose only family has just died. From the moment she enters his home, she brings disappointment and sadness to his wife. Under the pastor's care and constant attention, the wild and mute girl transforms into a virtuous young woman, raised in the Protestant faith. The pastor falls in love with her, drawing criticism from his wife. Later, their son Jacques also falls in love with the girl. When Gertrude regains her sight after an operation, she realizes that it is not the old, wrinkled pastor she loves, but his young and handsome son Jacques. Tormented by this revelation, she attempts to drown herself and dies a few days later. This short novel, written by André Gide between February and November 1918 and published in 1919, explores the conflict between religious morality and human emotions.

Cocuklar cinsiyete ve cinsiyet farkina ait sorulari 3-4 yaslarindan itibaren sormaya basliyor. Sorulara muhatap olan cogu anne baba, beklemedikleri bu sorular karsisinda panige kapiliyor. Aslinda sorunun cevabini bilmediklerinden degil; nasil cevap vereceklerini bilmediklerinden panige kapiliyorlar. Bunun sebebi de, konuya yetiskin gozuyle bakmalari. Yetiskin gozuyle baktiklari icin cinsellikle ilgili sorularin anne baba arasinda gecen mahrem iliskileri kapsadigini, bu yuzden cevap vermenin zor oldugunu dusunuyorlar. Peygamberimiz bir "Cocugu olan onunla cocuklassin" buyuruyor. Biz bu "Cocukla konusurken empati yapin, onun seviyesine inin, anlayacagi bir dil kullanin" seklinde anliyoruz. Kendimizi cocugun yerine koyup dusundugumuzde, onda henuz cinsel tecessus uyandiran hormonlar aktif olmadigi icin sorularinin cinsellikle ilgili olmayip ogrenme amacli oldugunu goruruz. Konuya cocuk gozuyle bakinca, isimiz kolaylasir. Panige kapilmadan, siradan bir soruya cevap veriy