ResponsibilitySocialClassTheBurden ofSecretsGrief& LossRegretTheQuestPastVersusPresentCrime,Guilt, andInnocenceSilenceLoss ofa LovedOneIntoleranceAmbition andSelf-ImprovementCommunityPersecutionStagesof LifeMemoryandVisionThePower ofLanguageHopes,Dreams,and PlansLove’sDifficultyThe ValueandPurposesof DreamsCivilizationvs.SavageryJealousyRivalryIndividualandSocietyOppressionThe PitfallsofTemptationChildrenmore Maturethan theirParentsReputationFreedomTheFittestSurvive.ObsessionExclusionDecline oftheAmericanDreamCatastropheSelf vs.AlterEgoSecrecyDutyHysteriaDangerousKnowledgeTrustSelf-motivationand Self-relianceComingof AgeSuspicionSacrificeThere areNoRandomActs in LifeCrueltyPeople vs.SupernaturalThe PowerofStorytellingGreedTheChangingIdea ofFamilySuccessTheNatureof EvilHomeReligionAmbitiousRestrictedRole ofWomenTheAmericanDreamTheProblem ofImmigrantIdentityDangerofIsolationEducationStrugglefor Self-DefinitionForgivenessAbandonmentRejectionIdea ofIdentityPovertySpiritualityBetrayalLoss ofInnocenceConspiracyStruggletoMaintainFaithBeautyTraditionIdentityNationalismDeathLoveandHateHappinessNatureTheMysteryof DeathLoyaltyThe Effectsof Guilt onOne’sConscienceSufferingViolenceSociety’sTreatmentof thePowerlessPrideRelationshipswithin FamilyRaceTheNature ofTragedyThePower ofSkill overStrengthParenthoodFearDeathandRebirthTheAmericanDreamFairnessandLoyaltyThe PowerofStorytellingCompassionas HeroicCourageFateTruthInterracialLove andFriendshipAppearancesareDeceptive.LostDreamsAlienation/IsolationCrimeandGuiltPrejudiceMortalityHeroismFriendshipsareInvaluableDreamsInhumanitytowardsotherHumansUpperClass vs.LowerClassThePowerof LoveStrugglingwithDepressionSurvivalDeceptionResponsibilitySocialClassTheBurden ofSecretsGrief& LossRegretTheQuestPastVersusPresentCrime,Guilt, andInnocenceSilenceLoss ofa LovedOneIntoleranceAmbition andSelf-ImprovementCommunityPersecutionStagesof LifeMemoryandVisionThePower ofLanguageHopes,Dreams,and PlansLove’sDifficultyThe ValueandPurposesof DreamsCivilizationvs.SavageryJealousyRivalryIndividualandSocietyOppressionThe PitfallsofTemptationChildrenmore Maturethan theirParentsReputationFreedomTheFittestSurvive.ObsessionExclusionDecline oftheAmericanDreamCatastropheSelf vs.AlterEgoSecrecyDutyHysteriaDangerousKnowledgeTrustSelf-motivationand Self-relianceComingof AgeSuspicionSacrificeThere areNoRandomActs in LifeCrueltyPeople vs.SupernaturalThe PowerofStorytellingGreedTheChangingIdea ofFamilySuccessTheNatureof EvilHomeReligionAmbitiousRestrictedRole ofWomenTheAmericanDreamTheProblem ofImmigrantIdentityDangerofIsolationEducationStrugglefor Self-DefinitionForgivenessAbandonmentRejectionIdea ofIdentityPovertySpiritualityBetrayalLoss ofInnocenceConspiracyStruggletoMaintainFaithBeautyTraditionIdentityNationalismDeathLoveandHateHappinessNatureTheMysteryof DeathLoyaltyThe Effectsof Guilt onOne’sConscienceSufferingViolenceSociety’sTreatmentof thePowerlessPrideRelationshipswithin FamilyRaceTheNature ofTragedyThePower ofSkill overStrengthParenthoodFearDeathandRebirthTheAmericanDreamFairnessandLoyaltyThe PowerofStorytellingCompassionas HeroicCourageFateTruthInterracialLove andFriendshipAppearancesareDeceptive.LostDreamsAlienation/IsolationCrimeandGuiltPrejudiceMortalityHeroismFriendshipsareInvaluableDreamsInhumanitytowardsotherHumansUpperClass vs.LowerClassThePowerof LoveStrugglingwithDepressionSurvivalDeception

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