Each man kills the things he loves, but this “holf-man” just strives to save and protect — at the expense of himself. The gentle portrayal occasionally takes on a fairytale quality, but the repeated emphasis on inmates’ inability to adapt to freedom proves ultimately pessimistic.
Very interesting...to see so many ugly and stupid Irish...Quoting conversation with Pat-'Irish all look the same.'-'Inevitably. It's a small gene pool, And separated from the rest of the world for 7000 years.-'Eek'-'Yep. Sleeping with your cousins'