"This myth," says Li, "served a couple of purposes. Firstly, it absolved the local residents of any responsibility for the disaster. And secondly, it enabled them to get revenge by eating the whale meat. The tale had a soothing effect, and the spinning of it represented a sort of group therapy."
「這樣努力創造神話的過程，首先說明了自己的無辜，接著又藉著吃鯨魚肉得到報仇，適時適地的發揮出一種穩定心靈的力量，無疑是民間一種集體治療的機制，」李豐楙指出。