MarkTwain'sshortstoryof"onemillionpounds"isaverygoodwork.Thearticleonthe"moneyiseverything,""moneyisomnipotent,"theideaofasatire,toexposetheuglyfaceofcapitalistsociety.

　　"Onemillionpounds"isaboutapoor,honestman,thatis,theheroineofthisstoryhasreceivedapairofbrothers,thelettersenttohiminsideonemillionpounds.Thebrothershadmadeabet,gambling,ifapoor,honestpeoplewhocomeknockingonthedoorreceivedtheonemillionpounds,hewillbewhatkindofresults?Brotherthathewouldstarvetodeathbecausehecouldnotprovethatthemoneywashisown,willbesubjecttootherpeople'sdoubts,andeventhebanksdonotlethimsavemoney.Hisyoungerbrotherthathewouldleadaverygood,andthereforetheyhavethebrothersofonemillionpoundswillbeloanedtocheckthepoorestpeople,andspent30daysabroad.Didnotexpectthatduringthisperiodoftime,peoplehavetherarefortunesuddenlyrich,hastriedtocozyuptohim,fromthefreefood,buyclothes,freeaccommodation,likeabeggar,liketopleasehim,andcontinuetoimprovehissocialstatusuntiltheexceptionofthehighestoutdoorWangDukeon!Notonlythat,healsohasbeenagoodwifeand30,000poundsofbankinterest,andfinallyfromtwobrothersgotaverygoodjob.Livedavery,veryhappylife.

　　Seehere,Iamsoenviousofthe"lucky"theheroine,butatthesametimeIwouldliketo:peoplereasontocurryfavorwithhim,notjustbecausewhenpeoplevaluemoneytooit?Worshipofmoneyisshamefulandshouldnotbereapingmore!Moneyisnotomnipotent,theworldthanmoney,therearemanymoreimportantthings……