Did you plan for Unplugged to be allegorical from the start?

Hi Mr. Korman, I just finished Unplugged and noticed the strong resemblance between the Oasis and modern religion. I’m just wondering if you could tell me about some of your thought process behind that? What inspired you to comment on religion? Did you plan the allegorical aspects from the start? Is it even intended to be read as social commentary, or am I reading too much into it?