Dukaj offers reflections on the randomness of fate, pebbles that cause avalanches. Inconspicuous gestures that lead to the downfall of some empires, while establishing others in their place. All this is merely a backdrop for reflections on the ways of pursuing independence claims, the means used to achieve just goals, and finally, the significance of those goals.

Dukaj focuses on those situations where it is impossible to distinguish between good and evil. He shows how, in the modern world, the issue of responsibility for crimes committed is becoming unclear, how excessive faith in reason can lead to dangerous mysticism, and how evil accompanies sacrifice in the name of ideals. […] Dukaj, touching on complex and often sensitive issues, does not try to impose his own opinion on the reader. Instead, he encourages them to rethink and reconsider these issues.