My favorite sci-fi always uses its hook to amplify some bigger theme or idea - some emotional thrust.
“I have to ask Allah's forgiveness and not get angry, because they come to me out of love, and it's not fitting that I should turn to them in hatred.”
“The priority must be the unification of the world titles to straighten things out. But we should not wait that long anymore to change the situation, because we are running out of time.”