"It is reprehensible that women, theoldandtheweak in our society should be targeted for alleged sorcery or wrongs that they actually have nothing to do with, " O'Neill said.
Mr. MEYERS: Well, I suppose the simple power of the theme andthe idea that a man who is weakand poor andold, and has gone through tremendous physical hardships, including having his hands sort of torn up by the rope andthe struggle, does in fact endure, and prevail, even though he's lost what he's fought for, because the sharks have eaten the marlin.