A comparison of relationships among characters e.g. Jessica and Cornelius in Murambi, The Book of Bones and Requiem & Lucien in Tram 83 or Molina and Valentin in Kiss of the Spider Woman and Paulina and Gerardo in Death and the Maiden. Compare the political captivities of Death and the Maiden and Kiss of the Spider Woman. Compare the theme of atrocities committed against a group of people in Murambi, The Book of Bones, Tram 83, or Gem of the Ocean.