André Gide's lifelong fascination with the conventions of society led
naturally to a strong interest in France's judicial system. At the age
of sixty Gide published Judge Not, a collection of writings detailing
his experiences with the law as well as his thoughts on truth, justice,
and judgment. Gide writes about his experience as a juror in several
trials, including that of an arsonist, and he analyzes two famous crimes
of his day: Marcel Redureau, a docile fifteen-year-old vineyard laborer
who violently murdered his employer's family, and the respected Monnier
family's confinement of their daughter, Blanche.