As nature""s threat diminished, Roddy proposed to Letty, who was pressed up closely next to him in the cellar." He asked: "How long will this time of peace last?" to which she replied: "Nothing lasts forever, my king.Set in the 1930s during the Great Depression era, the film""s main concerns (and those of the oppressed Tramp) echo those of millions of people at the time - unemployment, poverty, and hunger."As he forced a kiss on her lips, he heard a click - she had handcuffed his left wrist to hers, as he threatened: "I""m really pressed for time, so where""s the key?" When she wouldn""t answer, he reached for a meat cleaver, raised it in the air, and said as he grabbed her: "Above or below the wrist, Clarice.