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In "The Narrow Gate", "I" and Alyssa are childhood sweethearts. In the eyes of "I", Alyssa is noble, gentle and dignified. "I" feel ashamed and have been reluctant to confess my love to Alyssa. "I" try my best to become a perfect person like Alyssa and then enter into a marriage contract with her. Year after year, time passed by, "I" and Alyssa misunderstood and missed each other again and again, which eventually became an eternal regret...

This book contains three of Gide's masterpieces: "Pastoral Symphony", "Palude" and "Theseus". "Pastoral Symphony" is recognized as André Gide's most successful work. It is a story about human nature's self-deception. "Palude" and "Theseus" more clearly reflect the influence of religious contradictions and ancient Greek mythology on Gide's literary creation.