He also suggests that Hergé included the benevolent Yeti to "make up for the interminable massacre" of animals in the second Tintin adventure, Tintin in the Congo, and that the sadness the Yeti experienced at the story's end reflected Hergé's feelings about his separation from Germaine.
Ia juga menyatakan bahwa Hergé mencantumkan Yeti baik hati untuk "membuat kesan pembantaian" para hewan dalam petualangan Tintin kedua, Tintin di Kongo, dan bahwa kesedihan Yeti yang dialami di akhir cerita tersebut menunjukkan perasaan Hergé tentang perpisahannya dengan Germaine.