What kind of social repercussions did Young Werther have after its publication?

After the novel was published in 1774, it immediately aroused great social repercussions. Because it poured out the dissatisfaction of citizen intellectuals with the feudal system and the anguish of not finding a way out, it had a strong resonance in their hearts. People are eager to read and comment, and even Witt-style clothes are very popular for a while, forming the so-called "Witt fever". This book was quickly translated into various European languages and became the first work of international significance in the history of German literature. Goethe's name spread all over the world.

But the negative influence of the novel is also reflected in life. Some lovelorn young men and women were killed by Witt's influence, among which writer Kleist and his lover died in love. 1778 1, a miss Weimar threw herself into the river because of her lovelorn love. Goethe saw the drowning girl hide the young Werther in her arms. From then on, Goethe wrote a poem "Charlotte and Witt" at the head of the new edition of this book, and the last sentence appealed to young people with the same experience in Witt's tone: "Please be a man and don't follow in my footsteps."