 The " Metamorphosis " storyline led the character away from many of the philosophical concepts previously espoused , but the primary theme of the collection remained anti @-@ statism . New emphasis was placed on previously unexplored themes , including the mind , consciousness and bicameralism . Anarky 's characterization was also expanded to present him as an atheist and rationalist . A recurring theme in " Metamorphosis " was a scene of Anarky expounding philosophy to his pet dog , and indirectly to the reader , for a single page in each part of the story , for a total of four pages . These monologues included an explanation of bicameralism , a comparative summary of the political philosophy of Plato and Aristotle , a description of the concept of economic " parasites , " and a final description of how the elimination of irrationality would allow society to progress . Another important theme to the final storyline is a discourse on the nature of evil , as a subplot of the story . Anarky 's pursuit , as Grant put it , " ... is to find out why anyone would make the decision to be evil . " To that end , Grant pitted Anarky against Etrigan and Darkseid with the intention of providing a setting for a series of dialogues on the topic . 
