An earlier version of this story, titled "Are You Banging Your Head Against a Wall?" was accepted for publication by The New Yorker in October 1941, but was not published then because editors found the tone to be too desolate for its readership.
Ranija verzija ove priče, pod nazivom „Da li udaraš glavom u zid?“ prihvaćena je za objavljivanje u Njujorkeru u oktobru 1941. godine, ali nije objavljena jer su urednici smatrali da je ton previše mračan za njihove čitaoce.