ObsessionCrimeandGuiltSacrificeSuccessChildrenmore Maturethan theirParentsTraditionMortalityTheNature ofTragedyFateTheFittestSurvive.ViolenceBeautyPeople vs.SupernaturalAlienation/IsolationAmbition andSelf-ImprovementCatastropheSpiritualityStagesof LifeGrief& LossHappinessInterracialLove andFriendshipBetrayalCompassionas HeroicStrugglingwithDepressionHysteriaTheQuestRegretDangerousKnowledgeSelf vs.AlterEgoPersecutionSecrecyNationalismRaceRejectionAmbitiousPrideCourageTheProblem ofImmigrantIdentityRestrictedRole ofWomenTheBurden ofSecretsStruggletoMaintainFaithThe ValueandPurposesof DreamsFreedomTruthNatureThe PowerofStorytellingThe PowerofStorytellingHomeEducationParenthoodSociety’sTreatmentof thePowerlessGreedLoveandHateSufferingTheChangingIdea ofFamilySocialClassThePower ofSkill overStrengthTheAmericanDreamLoyaltyThe PitfallsofTemptationTheMysteryof DeathExclusionFriendshipsareInvaluableSuspicionDreamsResponsibilityComingof AgeTheAmericanDreamThePower ofLanguageConspiracyForgivenessLove’sDifficultyLoss ofInnocenceDeathDeathandRebirthThePowerof LoveCommunityMemoryandVisionPrejudiceRivalryUpperClass vs.LowerClassPovertyCrueltyIdea ofIdentityDutyIntoleranceTheNatureof EvilIdentityThere areNoRandomActs in LifeLostDreamsRelationshipswithin FamilyCivilizationvs.SavageryReligionLoss ofa LovedOneDeceptionHeroismIndividualandSocietySelf-motivationand Self-relianceDangerofIsolationSilenceAbandonmentThe Effectsof Guilt onOne’sConscienceJealousyOppressionCrime,Guilt, andInnocenceFairnessandLoyaltyHopes,Dreams,and PlansTrustAppearancesareDeceptive.PastVersusPresentSurvivalStrugglefor Self-DefinitionInhumanitytowardsotherHumansFearDecline oftheAmericanDreamReputationObsessionCrimeandGuiltSacrificeSuccessChildrenmore Maturethan theirParentsTraditionMortalityTheNature ofTragedyFateTheFittestSurvive.ViolenceBeautyPeople vs.SupernaturalAlienation/IsolationAmbition andSelf-ImprovementCatastropheSpiritualityStagesof LifeGrief& LossHappinessInterracialLove andFriendshipBetrayalCompassionas HeroicStrugglingwithDepressionHysteriaTheQuestRegretDangerousKnowledgeSelf vs.AlterEgoPersecutionSecrecyNationalismRaceRejectionAmbitiousPrideCourageTheProblem ofImmigrantIdentityRestrictedRole ofWomenTheBurden ofSecretsStruggletoMaintainFaithThe ValueandPurposesof DreamsFreedomTruthNatureThe PowerofStorytellingThe PowerofStorytellingHomeEducationParenthoodSociety’sTreatmentof thePowerlessGreedLoveandHateSufferingTheChangingIdea ofFamilySocialClassThePower ofSkill overStrengthTheAmericanDreamLoyaltyThe PitfallsofTemptationTheMysteryof DeathExclusionFriendshipsareInvaluableSuspicionDreamsResponsibilityComingof AgeTheAmericanDreamThePower ofLanguageConspiracyForgivenessLove’sDifficultyLoss ofInnocenceDeathDeathandRebirthThePowerof LoveCommunityMemoryandVisionPrejudiceRivalryUpperClass vs.LowerClassPovertyCrueltyIdea ofIdentityDutyIntoleranceTheNatureof EvilIdentityThere areNoRandomActs in LifeLostDreamsRelationshipswithin FamilyCivilizationvs.SavageryReligionLoss ofa LovedOneDeceptionHeroismIndividualandSocietySelf-motivationand Self-relianceDangerofIsolationSilenceAbandonmentThe Effectsof Guilt onOne’sConscienceJealousyOppressionCrime,Guilt, andInnocenceFairnessandLoyaltyHopes,Dreams,and PlansTrustAppearancesareDeceptive.PastVersusPresentSurvivalStrugglefor Self-DefinitionInhumanitytowardsotherHumansFearDecline oftheAmericanDreamReputation

Universal Themes in Literature - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Obsession
  2. Crime and Guilt
  3. Sacrifice
  4. Success
  5. Children more Mature than their Parents
  6. Tradition
  7. Mortality
  8. The Nature of Tragedy
  9. Fate
  10. The Fittest Survive.
  11. Violence
  12. Beauty
  13. People vs. Supernatural
  14. Alienation/Isolation
  15. Ambition and Self-Improvement
  16. Catastrophe
  17. Spirituality
  18. Stages of Life
  19. Grief & Loss
  20. Happiness
  21. Interracial Love and Friendship
  22. Betrayal
  23. Compassion as Heroic
  24. Struggling with Depression
  25. Hysteria
  26. The Quest
  27. Regret
  28. Dangerous Knowledge
  29. Self vs. Alter Ego
  30. Persecution
  31. Secrecy
  32. Nationalism
  33. Race
  34. Rejection
  35. Ambitious
  36. Pride
  37. Courage
  38. The Problem of Immigrant Identity
  39. Restricted Role of Women
  40. The Burden of Secrets
  41. Struggle to Maintain Faith
  42. The Value and Purposes of Dreams
  43. Freedom
  44. Truth
  45. Nature
  46. The Power of Storytelling
  47. The Power of Storytelling
  48. Home
  49. Education
  50. Parenthood
  51. Society’s Treatment of the Powerless
  52. Greed
  53. Love and Hate
  54. Suffering
  55. The Changing Idea of Family
  56. Social Class
  57. The Power of Skill over Strength
  58. The American Dream
  59. Loyalty
  60. The Pitfalls of Temptation
  61. The Mystery of Death
  62. Exclusion
  63. Friendships are Invaluable
  64. Suspicion
  65. Dreams
  66. Responsibility
  67. Coming of Age
  68. The American Dream
  69. The Power of Language
  70. Conspiracy
  71. Forgiveness
  72. Love’s Difficulty
  73. Loss of Innocence
  74. Death
  75. Death and Rebirth
  76. The Power of Love
  77. Community
  78. Memory and Vision
  79. Prejudice
  80. Rivalry
  81. Upper Class vs. Lower Class
  82. Poverty
  83. Cruelty
  84. Idea of Identity
  85. Duty
  86. Intolerance
  87. The Nature of Evil
  88. Identity
  89. There are No Random Acts in Life
  90. Lost Dreams
  91. Relationships within Family
  92. Civilization vs. Savagery
  93. Religion
  94. Loss of a Loved One
  95. Deception
  96. Heroism
  97. Individual and Society
  98. Self-motivation and Self-reliance
  99. Danger of Isolation
  100. Silence
  101. Abandonment
  102. The Effects of Guilt on One’s Conscience
  103. Jealousy
  104. Oppression
  105. Crime, Guilt, and Innocence
  106. Fairness and Loyalty
  107. Hopes, Dreams, and Plans
  108. Trust
  109. Appearances are Deceptive.
  110. Past Versus Present
  111. Survival
  112. Struggle for Self-Definition
  113. Inhumanity towards other Humans
  114. Fear
  115. Decline of the American Dream
  116. Reputation