David Hawkes comments on the way that the various versions of the Gun-Yu story seem to contrast the relative success or failure, or at least the differences, between Gun, the father, and his son, Yu.
David Hawkes memberikan komentar bahwa berbagai versi mengenai legenda Gun-Yu sepertinya mengontraskan antara kesuksesan dan kegagalan, atau setidaknya perbedaan antara Gun si ayah dengan Yu putranya.