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The Sorrows of Young Werther
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I really REALLY hated the message of this story. Werther is a guy who's madly in love with Lotte(Charlotte?), however Lotte is already engaged to another man. Instead of leaving her alone, Werther keeps trying to pursue her. Sometimes he even gets angry because Lotte cannot reciprocate her feelings. He got desperate and I got really angry at some points.
Honestly, I cried so much while reading this. Not for Werther, but for Lotte. I felt so sorry for Lotte. She had to struggle so much because Werther wouldn't leave her alone, no matter how many times she had asked him to. She was constantly filled with guilt, even though none of this situation was her fault. The ending didn't help either. Werther is a horrible person. (I FUCKING HATE HIM!!!)
I know that times were different back then, but I've heard that this book's message is still being followed universally. It caused a lot of people to commit suicide just because the one person they love, couldn't love them back. It really sucks.
However, I can compliment one aspect of this story and it was the writing in general. The author had a beautiful talent in writing. I read this book in Korean, so I'm not sure if I should credit the translator more for being able to translate this book into another language so beautifully. But overall, the writing was really nice.
Honestly, I cried so much while reading this. Not for Werther, but for Lotte. I felt so sorry for Lotte. She had to struggle so much because Werther wouldn't leave her alone, no matter how many times she had asked him to. She was constantly filled with guilt, even though none of this situation was her fault. The ending didn't help either. Werther is a horrible person. (I FUCKING HATE HIM!!!)
I know that times were different back then, but I've heard that this book's message is still being followed universally. It caused a lot of people to commit suicide just because the one person they love, couldn't love them back. It really sucks.
However, I can compliment one aspect of this story and it was the writing in general. The author had a beautiful talent in writing. I read this book in Korean, so I'm not sure if I should credit the translator more for being able to translate this book into another language so beautifully. But overall, the writing was really nice.