RestrictedRole ofWomenThePowerof LoveCrueltyTheAmericanDreamUpperClass vs.LowerClassThe PowerofStorytellingThe PitfallsofTemptationSufferingLoveandHateHappinessTheChangingIdea ofFamilyLostDreamsFreedomTheProblem ofImmigrantIdentitySilenceThe Effectsof Guilt onOne’sConscienceStrugglingwithDepressionBetrayalStrugglefor Self-DefinitionBeautyCompassionas HeroicReputationViolenceIdea ofIdentityTheQuestLoss ofInnocenceRelationshipswithin FamilyAppearancesareDeceptive.DangerousKnowledgeSuspicionNatureSocialClassJealousyLoss ofa LovedOneAmbitiousTheNature ofTragedyDutyAlienation/IsolationCatastropheRegretCommunitySpiritualityIdentityForgivenessFairnessandLoyaltyResponsibilityObsessionExclusionCrimeandGuiltDreamsDangerofIsolationMemoryandVisionTheNatureof EvilSacrificeThe PowerofStorytellingTraditionAmbition andSelf-ImprovementSuccessGreedDeathHomeThePower ofSkill overStrengthComingof AgeIndividualandSocietyPrejudiceConspiracyDeathandRebirthSelf-motivationand Self-relianceChildrenmore Maturethan theirParentsMortalityGrief& LossRejectionSelf vs.AlterEgoFriendshipsareInvaluableCrime,Guilt, andInnocenceLove’sDifficultyOppressionThere areNoRandomActs in LifeReligionFateLoyaltyHopes,Dreams,and PlansThe ValueandPurposesof DreamsHeroismCourageRaceInterracialLove andFriendshipDecline oftheAmericanDreamParenthoodTheAmericanDreamTruthAbandonmentSecrecyDeceptionStruggletoMaintainFaithIntolerancePastVersusPresentPersecutionSurvivalHysteriaCivilizationvs.SavageryPovertyPeople vs.SupernaturalTrustStagesof LifeNationalismTheMysteryof DeathTheBurden ofSecretsSociety’sTreatmentof thePowerlessPrideThePower ofLanguageEducationInhumanitytowardsotherHumansTheFittestSurvive.RivalryFearRestrictedRole ofWomenThePowerof LoveCrueltyTheAmericanDreamUpperClass vs.LowerClassThe PowerofStorytellingThe PitfallsofTemptationSufferingLoveandHateHappinessTheChangingIdea ofFamilyLostDreamsFreedomTheProblem ofImmigrantIdentitySilenceThe Effectsof Guilt onOne’sConscienceStrugglingwithDepressionBetrayalStrugglefor Self-DefinitionBeautyCompassionas HeroicReputationViolenceIdea ofIdentityTheQuestLoss ofInnocenceRelationshipswithin FamilyAppearancesareDeceptive.DangerousKnowledgeSuspicionNatureSocialClassJealousyLoss ofa LovedOneAmbitiousTheNature ofTragedyDutyAlienation/IsolationCatastropheRegretCommunitySpiritualityIdentityForgivenessFairnessandLoyaltyResponsibilityObsessionExclusionCrimeandGuiltDreamsDangerofIsolationMemoryandVisionTheNatureof EvilSacrificeThe PowerofStorytellingTraditionAmbition andSelf-ImprovementSuccessGreedDeathHomeThePower ofSkill overStrengthComingof AgeIndividualandSocietyPrejudiceConspiracyDeathandRebirthSelf-motivationand Self-relianceChildrenmore Maturethan theirParentsMortalityGrief& LossRejectionSelf vs.AlterEgoFriendshipsareInvaluableCrime,Guilt, andInnocenceLove’sDifficultyOppressionThere areNoRandomActs in LifeReligionFateLoyaltyHopes,Dreams,and PlansThe ValueandPurposesof DreamsHeroismCourageRaceInterracialLove andFriendshipDecline oftheAmericanDreamParenthoodTheAmericanDreamTruthAbandonmentSecrecyDeceptionStruggletoMaintainFaithIntolerancePastVersusPresentPersecutionSurvivalHysteriaCivilizationvs.SavageryPovertyPeople vs.SupernaturalTrustStagesof LifeNationalismTheMysteryof DeathTheBurden ofSecretsSociety’sTreatmentof thePowerlessPrideThePower ofLanguageEducationInhumanitytowardsotherHumansTheFittestSurvive.RivalryFear

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