My understanding of the cultural and contextual considerations of the novel was deepened through the interactive oral process and class discussion we had about psychological factors in prisoners and films influence on the characters. One interactive oral describes psychological factors found in prisoners such as depression, PTSD, phobias, anxiety issues and most importantly hallucinations. These factors are mostly caused by isolation from society, lack of purpose, lack of privacy and lack heterosexual personality. Some of these factors can be found in Molina and Valentin. For example, Molina and Valentin experience hallucinations because they are traumatized and hurt by isolation from the people they love. Since Valentin participated in a revolution