In this blog post, I’ll explore, through Émile Zola’s ‘The Drinking Den’, the genetic and environmental factors that shape human life, as well as the animalistic instincts that stir within us. Viewing Human Life Through the Lens of the Natural Sciences Just as in Émile Zola’s ‘Thérèse Raquin’, the protagonists of ‘The Drunkard’ belong to the lower...