Algunos lo interpretan como el contraste entre dos epocas, otros dicen que se refiere a la suerte de la ruleta o al contraste entre la vida militar y la religiosa. Lo cierto es que su protagonista lucha contra una sociedad que no lo comprende y que acaba destruyendolo.

Some consider this novel as a contrast between two ages, others say that it refers to luck in roulette or even to the difference between military and religious life. The certain thing is that its protagonist fights against a society that does not understand him.