- All's Well That Ends Well
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- As You Like It
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- Cymbeline
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Dillinger’s heinous crimes—the kidnapping, abuse, and murder of a small child—and his subsequent execution call to Johnnie’s mind another History and Moral Philosophy lesson with Mr. Dubois. In this passage, Mr. Dubois describes the terrible state of the world in the late 20th century. The book’s futuristic setting allows it to invent a version of 20th-century history that aligns with its claims about moral decay, but which doesn’t exactly match actual 20th-century history. The chaos, vandalism, and destruction indicate the inability of civilians, with their lack of proven civic virtue, to successfully run a well-ordered society, in contrast to the…