Research into the issues with the short story "Preservation" by Hannah Tinti, one of which is the difficult issue that might arise if a family member wants to have his/her body donated to science, as in the case of Gunther von Hagen of "Body Worlds", but in this case it is also to be in a scenario from a well known work of art, "The Burghers of Calais" a sculpture by Rodin. It's a double-bind as the story also deals with life size sets of dioramas, also preserving a scene, a moment in history, where animals are removed from their natural environment, and preserved and displayed in narrative scenes. There are a lot of human and animal ethical questions raised in the issues in the story.
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