Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Universal Patterns

Here are some Universal Patterns in Literature:


  • archetypal roles: the hero, the rebel, star-crossed lover, the outcast, the trickster, the wise old man
  • initiation, loss of innocence (coming of age)
  • passage of seasons, utopia, dystopia, duty
  • rebirth, new beginnings, revenge, nature themes (seasons)
  • search for self, 
  • romance, realism, tragedy, comedy

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