NationalismSelf vs.AlterEgoTrustReligionRegretCrimeandGuiltSecrecyCourageDangerousKnowledgeIndividualandSocietyThe Effectsof Guilt onOne’sConscienceResponsibilityThe PowerofStorytellingCompassionas HeroicLoyaltyDeceptionStrugglefor Self-DefinitionDutyOppressionDecline oftheAmericanDreamRaceTruthCrime,Guilt, andInnocenceBeautyTheAmericanDreamDreamsDeathandRebirthHappinessConspiracySurvivalViolenceLoveandHateIntoleranceDeathHysteriaPeople vs.SupernaturalAmbition andSelf-ImprovementTheNatureof EvilAlienation/IsolationAbandonmentThePower ofSkill overStrengthReputationGreedTheChangingIdea ofFamilyMemoryandVisionInterracialLove andFriendshipInhumanitytowardsotherHumansAppearancesareDeceptive.PrejudiceTheProblem ofImmigrantIdentityPastVersusPresentThePowerof LoveTheNature ofTragedyCivilizationvs.SavageryBetrayalAmbitiousNatureFearFreedomLoss ofa LovedOneCommunitySociety’sTreatmentof thePowerlessStrugglingwithDepressionSacrificePrideThe PitfallsofTemptationRejectionJealousyThePower ofLanguageDangerofIsolationGrief& LossThere areNoRandomActs in LifeSpiritualityIdea ofIdentityStruggletoMaintainFaithSuspicionLostDreamsSufferingStagesof LifeObsessionRelationshipswithin FamilyFairnessandLoyaltyHomeForgivenessThe ValueandPurposesof DreamsEducationSuccessParenthoodHeroismFateThe PowerofStorytellingSelf-motivationand Self-relianceLoss ofInnocenceUpperClass vs.LowerClassTheBurden ofSecretsHopes,Dreams,and PlansSilenceTheAmericanDreamCrueltyMortalityTheFittestSurvive.TraditionTheMysteryof DeathLove’sDifficultyChildrenmore Maturethan theirParentsComingof AgeRestrictedRole ofWomenPovertyExclusionIdentityPersecutionCatastropheTheQuestSocialClassRivalryFriendshipsareInvaluableNationalismSelf vs.AlterEgoTrustReligionRegretCrimeandGuiltSecrecyCourageDangerousKnowledgeIndividualandSocietyThe Effectsof Guilt onOne’sConscienceResponsibilityThe PowerofStorytellingCompassionas HeroicLoyaltyDeceptionStrugglefor Self-DefinitionDutyOppressionDecline oftheAmericanDreamRaceTruthCrime,Guilt, andInnocenceBeautyTheAmericanDreamDreamsDeathandRebirthHappinessConspiracySurvivalViolenceLoveandHateIntoleranceDeathHysteriaPeople vs.SupernaturalAmbition andSelf-ImprovementTheNatureof EvilAlienation/IsolationAbandonmentThePower ofSkill overStrengthReputationGreedTheChangingIdea ofFamilyMemoryandVisionInterracialLove andFriendshipInhumanitytowardsotherHumansAppearancesareDeceptive.PrejudiceTheProblem ofImmigrantIdentityPastVersusPresentThePowerof LoveTheNature ofTragedyCivilizationvs.SavageryBetrayalAmbitiousNatureFearFreedomLoss ofa LovedOneCommunitySociety’sTreatmentof thePowerlessStrugglingwithDepressionSacrificePrideThe PitfallsofTemptationRejectionJealousyThePower ofLanguageDangerofIsolationGrief& LossThere areNoRandomActs in LifeSpiritualityIdea ofIdentityStruggletoMaintainFaithSuspicionLostDreamsSufferingStagesof LifeObsessionRelationshipswithin FamilyFairnessandLoyaltyHomeForgivenessThe ValueandPurposesof DreamsEducationSuccessParenthoodHeroismFateThe PowerofStorytellingSelf-motivationand Self-relianceLoss ofInnocenceUpperClass vs.LowerClassTheBurden ofSecretsHopes,Dreams,and PlansSilenceTheAmericanDreamCrueltyMortalityTheFittestSurvive.TraditionTheMysteryof DeathLove’sDifficultyChildrenmore Maturethan theirParentsComingof AgeRestrictedRole ofWomenPovertyExclusionIdentityPersecutionCatastropheTheQuestSocialClassRivalryFriendshipsareInvaluable

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