The novel William? By describing the unfortunate experiences of the old harpist William and the mysterious mother, the novel "The Learning Age of the Master" profoundly reveals the dark reality in Germany, and at the same time highlights the significance of labor and a positive attitude towards life, that is, taking part in productive labor as the ultimate destination of life and making personal sacrifices for mankind as the highest moral character in life. This reflects the upward spirit of the bourgeoisie and the ideal of humanism, which is the positive significance of the novel. But the limitations of the novel are also obvious. Contrary to the fighting spirit of young Werther who extended a sword to the nobility, William followed the noble's example and found a place to live in the noble's manor, which reflected the change of Goethe's attitude towards the nobility from struggle to compromise. His political ideal at this time is to reform the status quo through the improvement of aristocratic humanity on the premise of maintaining the existing system, which is of course unattainable, but on the whole, his works tend to be positive. As a representative work of German classical literature, its position is second only to Faust, and it is called "the first most outstanding educational novel in Germany".