The short story ＂Sink into Depravity＂ by Yu Dafu and the sorrows of young werther by Goethe are similar in the performance of the tragedy of the young people and the motif of youth lost. But the two works show their unique features.From the subject, ＂Sink into Depravity＂ more stresses the sex ＂revolution＂, and ＂Sorrows of Young Werther＂ more stresses ＂love＂.In the content, the Sink into Depravity developed the ＂lyric＂ tradition, and the ＂Sorrows of Young Werther＂ show ＂epic＂ composition;From the era, ＂Sink into Depravity＂ is more modem, and the ＂Sorrows of Young Werther＂ is more traditional.