The Sorrows of a Young Werther

Goethe's Sorrows of a Young Werther are profoundly sad. Yet, his style of writing allows the reader to truly see the world through another person's eyes. Werther looks at the world in a far different manner than I do and more than likely, different than many people do. Reading this story allowed me to see life, love, hapiness, and the arts in a different light. Although the novel was written in 1774, there are so many things that a reader can relate to, even if you're from the 21st century. Goethe has so much to say about life, love, literature, music, and relationships. Here are some quotes involving the afore mentioned which the modern day reader can relate:
"...those people are happiest who live for the moment" (29).
"And I like those writers the best who help me find my world again...and the story is interesting and sympathetic as my own life at home, which may not be paradise but is, on the whole, a source of inexplicable joy to me" (37).
"Distance is the future" (43).
"One this is certain---nothing justifies a man's existence like being loved" (63).
"A man who is never satisfied with himself and can therefore never be satisfied" (73).
"To think that there are people who have no feeling at all for the few things on this earth that are of real value" (91).
Goethe creates a highly passionate and emotional character, Werther. This characer is someone everyone can relate to in even just the slightest way. From his sheer joy for learning, to the pains of unrequited love. The Sorrows of a Young Werther explores the vast depths of human emotion.