- All's Well That Ends Well
- Antony and Cleopatra
- As You Like It
- The Comedy of Errors
- Coriolanus
- Cymbeline
- Hamlet
- Henry IV, Part 1
- Henry IV, Part 2
- Henry V
- Henry VI, Part 1
- Henry VI, Part 2
- Henry VI, Part 3
- Henry VIII
- Julius Caesar
- King John
- King Lear
- Love's Labor's Lost
- A Lover's Complaint
- Macbeth
- Measure for Measure
- The Merchant of Venice
- The Merry Wives of Windsor
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Much Ado About Nothing
- Othello
- Pericles
- The Rape of Lucrece
- Richard II
- Richard III
- Romeo and Juliet
- Shakespeare's Sonnets
- The Taming of the Shrew
- The Tempest
- Timon of Athens
- Titus Andronicus
- Troilus and Cressida
- Twelfth Night
- The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- Venus and Adonis
- The Winter's Tale
Charlie wins Squizzy Taylor’s race, earning a position as the gangster’s runner. After the race, Charlie walks home with newfound confidence. He has joined Squizzy’s gang, and that connection makes Charlie feel powerful. Beyond that, finding a job with Squizzy makes Charlie feel like an adult. He has “joined the ranks of the gainfully employed,” which makes him confident enough to walk the streets without fearing truant officers. The fact that finding a job makes Charlie feel grown up suggests he associates adulthood with the responsibilities that come with it, which primarily includes employment. This characterization reveals that Charlie’s perspective…