The stories lets us contemplate various problems, such as why the older generation from military dependents 'villages lived on through the difficulties of war, whereas those of the modern generation like A-li-sa, with their material needs answered, decide against life.
小說裡讓我們反省許多問題，比方說，為什麼眷村裡上一代人在戰亂、流離中活了下來，而類似阿里薩的現代人衣食無虞、遍遊世界卻決定不活了？