RivalryIndividualandSocietyGreedObsessionDeceptionFreedomHopes,Dreams,and PlansIdea ofIdentityStrugglingwithDepressionConspiracyTheQuestThe Effectsof Guilt onOne’sConscienceTrustSocialClassJealousyReputationSacrificeIntoleranceSuspicionStagesof LifeStruggletoMaintainFaithSurvivalSociety’sTreatmentof thePowerlessNatureRaceNationalismTheMysteryof DeathAppearancesareDeceptive.TheBurden ofSecretsResponsibilityPeople vs.SupernaturalFriendshipsareInvaluableSelf-motivationand Self-relianceOppressionCatastropheCrime,Guilt, andInnocenceDangerousKnowledgeMemoryandVisionAbandonmentStrugglefor Self-DefinitionPovertyBeautyLostDreamsPrejudiceTheNature ofTragedyTheChangingIdea ofFamilyHysteriaTheAmericanDreamThe PowerofStorytellingDutyLoveandHateTheNatureof EvilDeathandRebirthTraditionGrief& LossCourageMortalityThe ValueandPurposesof DreamsTheFittestSurvive.ThePower ofLanguageCompassionas HeroicInhumanitytowardsotherHumansThe PitfallsofTemptationIdentityChildrenmore Maturethan theirParentsForgivenessHappinessRejectionTruthRestrictedRole ofWomenSuccessRegretFateLoss ofInnocenceTheProblem ofImmigrantIdentityCommunityUpperClass vs.LowerClassPersecutionCrueltyTheAmericanDreamEducationThePowerof LoveHomePastVersusPresentSufferingLoss ofa LovedOneInterracialLove andFriendshipSelf vs.AlterEgoThere areNoRandomActs in LifeAmbition andSelf-ImprovementExclusionDeathHeroismLoyaltyCivilizationvs.SavageryDecline oftheAmericanDreamLove’sDifficultyPrideRelationshipswithin FamilyDreamsFairnessandLoyaltyAmbitiousReligionCrimeandGuiltBetrayalParenthoodSilenceComingof AgeThe PowerofStorytellingSecrecyViolenceAlienation/IsolationSpiritualityThePower ofSkill overStrengthDangerofIsolationFearRivalryIndividualandSocietyGreedObsessionDeceptionFreedomHopes,Dreams,and PlansIdea ofIdentityStrugglingwithDepressionConspiracyTheQuestThe Effectsof Guilt onOne’sConscienceTrustSocialClassJealousyReputationSacrificeIntoleranceSuspicionStagesof LifeStruggletoMaintainFaithSurvivalSociety’sTreatmentof thePowerlessNatureRaceNationalismTheMysteryof DeathAppearancesareDeceptive.TheBurden ofSecretsResponsibilityPeople vs.SupernaturalFriendshipsareInvaluableSelf-motivationand Self-relianceOppressionCatastropheCrime,Guilt, andInnocenceDangerousKnowledgeMemoryandVisionAbandonmentStrugglefor Self-DefinitionPovertyBeautyLostDreamsPrejudiceTheNature ofTragedyTheChangingIdea ofFamilyHysteriaTheAmericanDreamThe PowerofStorytellingDutyLoveandHateTheNatureof EvilDeathandRebirthTraditionGrief& LossCourageMortalityThe ValueandPurposesof DreamsTheFittestSurvive.ThePower ofLanguageCompassionas HeroicInhumanitytowardsotherHumansThe PitfallsofTemptationIdentityChildrenmore Maturethan theirParentsForgivenessHappinessRejectionTruthRestrictedRole ofWomenSuccessRegretFateLoss ofInnocenceTheProblem ofImmigrantIdentityCommunityUpperClass vs.LowerClassPersecutionCrueltyTheAmericanDreamEducationThePowerof LoveHomePastVersusPresentSufferingLoss ofa LovedOneInterracialLove andFriendshipSelf vs.AlterEgoThere areNoRandomActs in LifeAmbition andSelf-ImprovementExclusionDeathHeroismLoyaltyCivilizationvs.SavageryDecline oftheAmericanDreamLove’sDifficultyPrideRelationshipswithin FamilyDreamsFairnessandLoyaltyAmbitiousReligionCrimeandGuiltBetrayalParenthoodSilenceComingof AgeThe PowerofStorytellingSecrecyViolenceAlienation/IsolationSpiritualityThePower ofSkill overStrengthDangerofIsolationFear

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