Another sequence portrays the preposterous logic that was sweeping the country by showing one teacher discussing a math problem that she finds too difficult for her students. This difficulty, rather than the fact that the question deals with eliminating people, is what upsets her, and Dora’s fiancé similarly overlooks this problem when describing how it can be solved simply. In a comical scene, Guido rescues Dora from the party on his uncle’s horse that had been painted on by Fascist hoodlums. This also supports a central point of the film in how Guido can always put a positive spin on negative events. With Guido having won Dora over