▁wealth y ▁uncle ▁( O le ▁Mont y ). ▁At ▁the ▁summer ▁house ▁in ▁an ▁id yl lic ▁coast al ▁town , ▁Jacob ▁meets ▁his ▁uncle , ▁a unt ▁( B od il ▁Ste en ), ▁free - sp ir ited ▁hous ema id ▁Hans igne ▁( S us anne ▁Heinrich ), ▁vir g inal ▁house keeper ▁Rose god ▁( L ily ▁Bro berg ), ▁and ▁his ▁dream - g irl ▁cousin ▁V ibe ke ▁( G h ita ▁N ør by ). ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁purs ued ▁by ▁his ▁Uncle ' s ▁employee ▁( In g olf ▁David ), ▁who ▁tries ▁to ▁s edu ce ▁Jacob . ▁While ▁the ▁Uncle ▁is ▁off ▁on ▁a ▁fish ing ▁trip ▁and ▁the ▁A unt ▁sp ends ▁the ▁night ▁in ▁town ▁with ▁her ▁lo ver , ▁Jacob ▁has ▁his ▁first ▁sexual ▁experience ▁with ▁V ibe ke — an ▁awk ward ▁encounter . ▁After wards , ▁when ▁V ibe ke ▁leaves ▁for ▁school , ▁Jacob ▁sp ends ▁his ▁night s ▁with ▁Hans igne — a ▁joy ful , ▁un comp licated ▁and ▁liber ated ▁woman . ▁She ▁gu ides ▁him ▁through ▁his ▁awk ward ness ▁and ▁teach es ▁him ▁er otic ▁techniques . ▁One ▁night , ▁Hans igne ' s ▁boy friend ▁Kn ud ▁( H ugo ▁Her rest rup ) ▁catch es ▁them ▁together ▁and ▁attacks ▁and ▁threat ens ▁Jacob . ▁Jacob ▁disco vers ▁he ▁finally ▁feels ▁like ▁a ▁man . ▁In ▁great ▁spirits , ▁he ▁returns ▁home ▁after ▁vac ation ▁and ▁prepar es ▁to ▁accept