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Let’s read together *Money*, the 18th volume of Émile Zola’s Rougon-Macquart series. The original French title is *L’Argent*, which literally means "money." Set against the backdrop of the Paris Stock Exchange during the Second French Empire, this work depicts speculation, financial capital, stock market madness, media manipulation, the collusion of religion and politics, and how humans waver and collapse in the face of the power of money. The protagonist, Aristide Sacard, is not merely a swindler. He is not someone who hoards money, but someone who loves the moment money moves. In his hands, the dream of developing the East becomes a massive financial commodity, and the Banque Universitaire swells up like an empire built on paper. However, prosperity built on numbers collapses the moment those numbers crumble. Through *Money*, Zola asks: Is money evil? Or are the humans and society that make people worship money evil? Is Sacard a mere swindler, or is he an inevitable figure created by the times? In today's video, we will examine the plot, key characters, symbolism, and thematic concerns of Émile Zola's Money step-by-step, as well as the issues that connect to today's speculation in stocks, real estate, and virtual assets. Timeline 00:00 Intro — How Much Can Money Change a Human Being? 01:49 Introduction — Émile Zola’s *Money*, L’Argent 03:13 Part 1 — Émile Zola, The Anatomist of Desire 05:57 Part 2 — The Weight of the Title ‘Money’ 08:31 Part 3 — Saccard, The Fallen Speculator Trying to Start Over 10:49 Part 4 — The Hamelin Siblings, Where Dreams and Calculations Meet 13:33 Part 5 — Bank Universelle, An Empire Built on Paper 16:53 Part 6 — Caroline, The Person Who Loved and Feared Saccard 19:24 Part 7 — The Stock Exchange, The Temple Serving the God of Money 22:38 Part 8 — Small Investors, The People Who Bought Dreams 24:50 Part 9 — Ascent, The Time When Everyone Seems to Have Become Rich 27:01 Part 10 — Victor, The Dark Side of Money and Indifference Face 29:28 Part 11 — Sigismont, Dreaming of a World Without Money 31:57 Part 12 — The Crack, A Number That Rised Too High 34:15 Part 13 — Collapse, The Moment Everyone’s Dreams Crumble 36:42 Part 14 — Is Sakar a Villain or a Son of the Era? 39:02 Part 15 — Is Money Evil or Possibility, and Us Today 43:10 Wrap-up — When a Society Worships Money 46:05 Question — How do you view Sakar? What do you think? Was Sakar simply a con artist, or was he an inevitable figure created by an era that worshipped money? Is money a force that corrupts humanity, or is it a mirror revealing the desires within humans? Please leave your thoughts in the comments. If you found this video helpful, please like and subscribe. #EmileZola #Money #Largent #WorldLiterature #ClassicalLiterature #BookReview #LiteraryCommentary #RougonMacquart #Capitalism #FinancialNovel