À la recherche de la sainteté et de l’amour céleste dans «La porte étroite» d’André Gide

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The theme of love has been and still is the interest of authors and writers for it is closely related to people’s lives.

That great passion has helped them express genuine thoughts pertinent to that theme that has given rise to many debates, some are vague and others controversial.

In his (strait is the gate), (La Porte étroite), André Gide has sought to shed light on his characters perspective of love and its relationship with sacredness and divine happiness.

Indeed these characters have found often themselves restrained, chained and exhausted, by tough religious commands that have imposed on them spiritual commitments and duties too hard to break.

André Gide has revealed a protestant deviation from the perfection theme that has caused a misunderstanding and misinterpretation of the Bible concepts.

The writer has presented this perfection and this ideality through a free hypothesis to make up for the failure that some of the characters have undergone due to this personal misinterpretation.

All these characters have been united by one goal and one desire to realize love and happiness.

However, because of adopting a personal vision in analysis, they were caused to live under a clear illusion.

Elissa has always thought that her behavior is ideal.

In this way she has destroyed her youth, terminated her existence and disappointed Jerome’s hope who has kept faithful to her love.

This novel has ended with a family tragedy in the name of sacredness and divine love.

This research is divided into different sub themes; among which are : 1-Two paradoxical ways .

2-Towards holiness and reunification with God .

3-Isolation and Frustration .

This research adopts the objective analysis methodology, through analysis unit ( unity of subject).