This book is the one that has impressed me the most so far, and I finished reading it with mixed feelings. what can I say? I think I wrote this book. It's really true! ! Goethe wrote this book based on his first love experience, which caused a great sensation at that time and Goethe became famous at once. I believe this book is very popular, because it really caused many people to sing.
Before the publication of this book, suicide was always regarded as an outrageous and shameless act. Why did Victor's suicide arouse the defense and sympathy of young readers for so many years? The reason lies in Goethe's keen grasp of the sentimental and pessimistic psychology peculiar to young people at that time, and his condensation of these two kinds of psychology on Witt, the hero of the novel, made him a typical image of young people in an era.
This book has such a great influence on me. First, almost every sentence of Victor's psychology described by the author is my feelings and thoughts. Secondly, because the author has incorporated a lot of feelings into it, the psychological description is extremely vivid.
This book is divided into two parts. The first part describes Victor's free and happy life in the village as a teenager, the process of meeting, knowing and getting along with Charlotte, and his deep fascination with Charlotte. Later, because Charlotte was engaged to someone else, Victor reluctantly left his hometown and didn't disturb their lives. From then on, the second half begins. In the second half, I wrote about Victor's life as a priest, his contact with Charlotte after he returned to his hometown, and the story that he couldn't get rid of Charlotte because he loved her too much and finally committed suicide.
The plot is actually very simple, but the amazing thing about the novel lies in his description. The plot was presented in the form of a letter from Victor to his good friend William, so Victor described his position and his psychology in great detail and accurately. When I read this book, I felt that I was the object of Witt's talk-William. But at the same time, because my psychology is too similar to Victor's, I think I am Victor. I gradually feel that I am talking to myself, and I am constantly exploring and exploring my own psychology, which is also one of the charms of this novel.
When reading this novel, I drew many touching sentences. Now choose some lists to express my feelings.
"People with a little status think that contact with ordinary people will tarnish their noble qualities, so they are very cold to ordinary people; And those who follow the trend put on a flattering face in front of people with status, which makes the people resent those who are above. " "I think that if a person needs to prove that his position is noble by alienating' untouchables', then he is as shameful as a coward who runs away for fear of failure." These words show Witt's contempt for the hierarchical difference system between people and his pursuit of equality for all.
"I fully enjoy the lively vitality and carefully hide the decadent factors in my body", which shows that he is a very positive young man who loves life very much.
"Since then, the sun, the moon and the stars can still rise and fall with their eternal formation, and my world has no distinction between day and night. The whole world around me has disappeared in my heart." This is written after Victor first met Charlotte at the dance and fell in love with her at first sight. Victor was fascinated by Charlotte's unique temperament at first sight. Later, at the dance, Victor and Charlotte shared the same love for waltz. Charlotte showed lively aura when playing games with everyone, which made Victor feel unprecedented affection and fell into a deep river of love.
"There is a kind of person who uses his control over another heart to destroy the pure happiness sincerely produced in other people's hearts. This behavior is really hateful! "This is Victor's evaluation of jealousy when talking to Charlotte, which shows his integrity and openness.
"When your young lover was terminally ill, I saw her dying in her hospital bed, staring at the ceiling in despair. At this time, you can only stand in front of her bed like a helpless sinner and do nothing. There is a deep fear in my heart, and I even try my best to bring my lover a little idea of survival or a little strength, but all these efforts are in vain. " This is a very real feeling. Whenever I see my lover's expression is extremely serious because of sadness, how much I want to see her smile. I tried my best to make her mouth slightly rise, but when I found that everything I did didn't work at all, I was so sad and helpless. At this time, I am worse than air in front of her.
"I really feel like a child, especially when I long for someone I like to look back." This has happened to me too many times. This longing is so familiar to me, and sometimes I feel so naive when I watch my lover's figure gradually leave.
"When we are together, she will put her little hand on the back of my hand; The happier and more interested she is, the closer she will be to me, so that I can feel the directional smell coming from her. At this time, I feel dizzy, my body is sinking, and my feet are light ... "This feeling is very real. The first time I sat next to the person I like, I tried to control my breathing. My body was in an uncomfortable position, but I was embarrassed to move. Occasionally, the collision between her shoes and me will cause me great excitement.
"The world is a big fool. Many things in the world are extremely boring, but they are still willing to pursue those nothingness. If a person does not have his own desires and enthusiasm, but lives for others and runs for wealth, reputation or other materials, then he is a complete fool of himself. " It can be seen that Victor is a person who attaches great importance to spiritual shaping and feelings. He pursues nobleness, ideals and enthusiasm.
"I have made up my mind several times not to visit her often. However, who can do it? At dawn the next day, I found another reason to see her and convinced myself that I couldn't help walking towards her house. Go to her side. " Some people say that love is an attractive and poisonous perfume. Although people know that it is poisonous, they still choose to enjoy it without hesitation. It's like taking drugs, which can make people deeply addicted. As Jeff Chang Shin-Che Xinche sang, "My love is like the tide, and love is like the tide pushing me towards you. . . "This is an irresistible and involuntary force.
"She is drunk, drunk in a dream, and feels as if she is lighter, floating in the high soft clouds", which is Victor's psychology when analyzing a girl's love; "The bright world disappeared before her eyes, and no one could calm the pain in her heart; She feels so lonely and helpless, and her emotions such as loneliness, panic and pain are surging. " This is Victor's psychological analysis of girls abandoned by men. According to his analysis, Victor is very good at understanding other people's feelings, with wisdom and rich emotions.
"Friend, after all, people are just people, and there will be very fragile times. When the enthusiasm keeps expanding and finally exceeds the limit of their load, the reason he has is that it is difficult to work at this time or he can't stop himself from losing control. . . "Victor defended suicide when talking to Albert, and he was filled with indignation, which shows that he is considerate of others, flesh and blood, and has feelings.
"Last night, I had a happy and sweet dream. I dreamed that I was sitting on the grass side by side with her. First we held hands, and then I held her in my arms. We hugged each other very tenderly. A long and lingering kiss is really intoxicating. We put her breath and taste in our mouth again and again, suck greedily, and then indulge ourselves in this wonderful kiss. " This is probably the scene that all men who are in love or unrequited love dream of. I've dreamed about it countless times.
"Victor, from last night to this morning, she has been scolding me, scolding me for not being friends with you, and saying a lot of slanderous things about you, but I can't defend you and I can't speak. . . . . . "This is what Miss B said to Victor. Miss B is of noble descent, and Victor is an unknown minister, but they share the same interests and become good friends. It is a very sad thing that people have a serious sense of hierarchy. This incident reminds me of something that happened to me. The situation is very similar, so I won't say much.
"Knowledge can be acquired, but the heart is innate and unique to me." It can be seen that he is a very self-possessed person.
"I can't ask God to keep Charlotte away from my life, because I often feel that she is mine; But I can't ask God to give her to me, because she is already someone else's. " "Oh, fate, human!"
After Victor resigned and returned to his hometown, he started dating Charlotte again. Albert noticed that the affair between Victor and Charlotte began to alienate Victor, and Victor's love for Charlotte grew day by day. He was deeply troubled and saddened by the fact that Charlotte did not belong to him. Charlotte noticed Victor's sadness and gradually found herself in love with Victor. Things are getting more and more tangled. Sharing and depression gradually permeated Victor's mind. His spirit gradually collapsed, his figure gradually withered, his heart became more and more confused after repeated struggles, and finally he was exhausted. The inner struggle is that he consumes a lot of energy, so he is no longer a dynamic, quick-thinking, intelligent and witty person, but becomes anxious and irritable. His melancholy, confusion and world-weariness made him want to die. Maybe only in this way can he find another way to export his life. He said to himself, "this is definitely not reckless and extreme behavior. I will complete it with a beautiful vision, a quiet mood and the most determined attitude. "
In the last few days of Victor's suicide, he wrote many letters to Charlotte. "On a sunny summer afternoon, when you stand on the hill overlooking the beautiful scenery in the distance, please miss me, because that is my favorite place to walk; In the afterglow of the sunset, where the breeze blows the grass, please look for my tombstone and see how the weeds on my grave cringe and sway in the afterglow of the sunset. . . . . . "
Charlotte gradually found herself in love with him. When they last met, Victor lost control and Charlotte fell in love. "They hugged each other tightly and shed sad tears." "Their faces are getting closer and closer, and the world disappears before their eyes. After the hug, Victor held her in his arms and sprinkled countless crazy kisses on his trembling and whispering lips. " Victor's dream has finally come true! ! ! But this is the only time in his life. Victor is determined to die. He didn't want to destroy Charlotte and Albert's family.
Victor wrote the last letter to Charlotte on the last night, "The bullet is loaded ... the clock has just struck twelve, that's all ... Charlotte. I wish you happiness! Farewell! Farewell! See you in the afterlife! ! "
A neighbor saw a spark and then heard a gunshot. . . . . .
Victor died wearing his favorite clothes: boots, a blue tuxedo and a yellow vest. Charlotte fainted when she heard the bad news. On the day of Victor's funeral, Charlotte was dying. No priest buried Victor, and no one chanted with the coffin.
In this way, the story is over.
From the author's description, we can truly understand Victor's situation and psychology, which is really sad. I believe everyone will only have sympathy after reading it, and no one will show disdain and disdain. In his works, Goethe devoted himself to the true concern for human feelings and spiritual essence, and believed that people should dare to love and hate like Witt when they live in the world. Man not only lives for what he loves, but also lives for the integrity of his soul like Faust.
Victor has wisdom, ideal, emotion, passion, sense of justice, rebellious spirit, detached attitude towards life, and loves nature and life.
I admire and understand Victor. Although I have always believed that suicide is not the only way, I still want to follow Victor's example and be a teenager with wisdom, ideals, emotion, passion, sense of justice, rebellious spirit, detached attitude towards life and love for nature and life.
"There is no doubt that nothing in the world can be compared with the preciousness of love." Victor