In a commentary made for the 1980 anthology, The Golden Man, Philip K. Dick briefly touched on several themes of the story, including the Christian allegory of the "suffering servant", manifested in the character of Bors.
Num comentário acerca de The Golden Man, a antologia de 1980, Philip K. Dick abordou brevemente vários temas da história, incluindo a alegoria cristã do "servo sofredor", representado na personagem Bors.