This poem can be related to the play, "The Accused," by Jeffrey Asher. They are similar because in both the play and the poem, the authors are try to give reasons for why someone would kill someone close to them or kill in general. Although both pieces are about a similar topic, they have big differences too. In one the endings of the "The Accused," Dr. Sherwood is found not guilty, even though he helped his mistress have kill his wife. Asher also tries to get the audience to sympathize with the guilty party as well. In "Nebraska," Springsteen does not want the audience to feel any kind of positive emotion towards Starkweather. The end of this piece also ends with the guilty party getting the electric chair.