Early in the story, Hadleyburg is deemed as an "incorruptible town" but also admittedly that "throughout the formative years temptations were kept out of the way of young people, so that their honesty could have every chance to harden and solidify, and become part of their very bone"; thus creating a stage for a test of its citizens. ... The large sum of money represents the first temptation the town has had to face and tests the citizens' true nature. ...

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Yes, these automated machines would also have been tested numerously for performance accuracy by the professionals who designed and programmed them; however, they could malfunction at any time, thus, the massive destruction just one autonomous lethal machine could cause is unbearable. ...

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This is reinforced by using the love test scene of the play as an example, proposing that this scene is a variant of the wedding ceremony, where male dominance is once again emphasised, both in terms of authoritarian and procreator. ...

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