 What is a major theme of the story?
Floating before him in memory was the vertical hoop and the horizontal hoop, both of shining steel-impervium alloy. The gyro actually passed over a man's shoulder, through his legs, under his arms. Or suppose he's walking down a railroad track and hears a train whistle—if he can hear anything over that verbal pablum gushing in his ear." Men hide in the comforts of insanity, but when faced with death, they are often forced back to reality. A man could cut his wrists with the edge of a sheet of paper if he tried long enough, so of course the Bible would be imaginary.
 Sometimes a 'cure' can end up causing more distress and pain than living with an affliction
 Placebos can be just as powerful as engineered medications and cures  Not every illness should be cured through a western, pathology-focused approach to healing  The more people believe there is something 'wrong' with them, the greater lengths they will go to hide or repair their 'flaws'  Sometimes a 'cure' can end up causing more distress and pain than living with an affliction