G15. Tropes present, with where they appear. AI
Genre craft. One line per book. Open a book for the full answer, charts and cited lines.
| Book | Genre | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Treasure Island | Thriller and adventure | Tropes include the treasure map, the one-legged villain, the loyal crew, the betrayal by a trusted figure, the marooned sailor, and the final treasure discovery. The black spot and superstition add gothic flavour. |
| The Thirty-Nine Steps | Thriller and adventure | Tropes include the innocent man on the run (chapters 2 to 7), the coded message (chapters 2 to 3, 9), the disguise and false identity (chapters 5 to 6, 8), the ticking clock (chapters 1 to 10), and the final confrontation … |
| The Prisoner of Zenda | Thriller and adventure | The doppelganger trope appears in chapters 3 to 5 with Rudolf and the King's resemblance. The evil twin trope appears with Black Michael as the antagonist. The love triangle trope appears with Rudolf, Flavia, and the … |
| Around the World in Eighty Days | Thriller and adventure | Tropes present: the loyal servant (Passepartout), the mysterious gentleman (Fogg), the false accusation (bank robber), the rescue of a woman (Aouda), the ticking clock (eighty days), the antagonist-turned-ally (Fix), … |
| King Solomon's Mines | Thriller and adventure | Tropes present: the lost world (Kukuanaland, chapters 7 to 8), the map to treasure (chapter 2), the loyal band (chapters 3 to 4), the usurper villain (chapters 8 to 9), the rightful heir in disguise (chapters 3, 10), the wise … |
| The Hound of the Baskervilles | Crime and mystery | Tropes include the loyal companion (Watson), the brilliant detective (Holmes), the seemingly supernatural crime (the hound), the red herring (Barrymore), the hidden heir (Stapleton), and the final confrontation on … |
| A Study in Scarlet | Crime and mystery | Tropes present include the brilliant detective and loyal companion in chapters 1 to 2, the bumbling police foils in chapters 3 to 7, the mysterious crime in chapter 3, the criminal's confession in chapter 13, and the … |
| The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Crime and mystery | Tropes present: the brilliant detective (Holmes), the loyal companion (Watson), the bumbling police (Lestrade), disguise and deception (chapters 1, 6, 12), sealed rooms (chapter 8), and the criminal's downfall … |
| The Moonstone | Crime and mystery | Tropes include the false suspect (Rachel, Franklin), the detective who is wrong (Cuff), the hidden letter (Rosanna's), the double life (Ablewhite), and the curse that drives the plot. The opium-induced crime is a … |
| The Woman in White | Crime and mystery | Key tropes: the mysterious woman (Anne Catherick, chapter 3), the dark secret (Sir Percival's illegitimacy, chapter 41), the asylum as prison (chapters 31 to 33), the forged document (chapter 41), the detective-like … |
| Pride and Prejudice | Romance | Tropes present include: the misunderstanding (Wickham's lies, ch 15 to 16), the grand gesture (Darcy's help, ch 52), forced proximity (Netherfield, ch 7 to 12; Hunsford, ch 28 to 37), the rejected proposal (ch 34), the letter … |
| Persuasion | Romance | Tropes present include: the heroine of uncertain prospects (Anne), the hero of superior worth (Wentworth), the rival suitor (Mr Elliot), the wise mentor figure (Lady Russell, though flawed), the accident that … |
| Emma | Romance | Tropes present: the blind heroine who must learn (chapters 1 to 47), the patient hero who loves from afar (Knightley throughout), the false rival (Frank Churchill), the mismatched couple (Harriet and Elton), and the … |
| Jane Eyre | Romance | Tropes present: the orphan heroine (chapters 1 to 10), the Cinderella story (chapters 11 to 38), the brooding Byronic hero (chapters 12 to 26), the mad woman in the attic (chapters 11 to 26), the love triangle with a rival … |
| Dracula | Gothic and horror | Tropes present: the mysterious foreign count (chapters 1 to 4), the haunted castle (chapters 1 to 4), the corrupted innocent (Lucy, chapters 5 to 16), the band of heroes (chapters 18 to 27), the final battle at the monster's … |
| Frankenstein | Gothic and horror | Tropes present: the mad scientist (Victor, chapters 8 to 9), the creature as dark double (chapters 14 to 20), the frame narrative (chapters 1 to 4, 28), the pursuit across wastelands (chapter 28), the wedding night murder … |
| Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | Gothic and horror | The double (Jekyll and Hyde). The mad scientist (Jekyll). The sealed secret (letters and confessions). The fall of the respectable man. The mysterious stranger. Physical deformity as evil. |
| The Picture of Dorian Gray | Gothic and horror | Tropes present include the beautiful exterior hiding corruption (Dorian's youthful face masking his aged soul), the corrupting influence (Lord Henry's philosophy), the cursed object (the portrait), the fall from … |
| Wuthering Heights | Gothic and horror | Tropes present: the orphan raised in hardship (Heathcliff, chapter 5), the divided heroine (Catherine, chapters 9 to 15), the mysterious stranger (Heathcliff, chapter 10), the haunted house (Wuthering Heights, chapters … |
| The Turn of the Screw | Gothic and horror | Tropes present: the isolated governess (chapters 1 to 24), the haunted house (chapters 1 to 24), beautiful corrupted children (chapters 1 to 3, 7, 11, 13, 19), the dead returning (chapters 4 to 6, 9 to 10, 15, 19 to 20, 24), the … |
| The Time Machine | Science fiction | Tropes present: the scientist protagonist (chapters 1 to 3), the time machine invention (chapters 1 to 2), the exploration of an alien world (chapters 4 to 7), the discovery of danger (chapters 8 to 9), the escape (chapters … |
| The War of the Worlds | Science fiction | Tropes present: the ordinary man in extraordinary circumstances (chapters 1 to 9), the invasion narrative (chapters 4 to 25), the lone survivor (chapters 22 to 24), and the reunion ending (chapter 26). The Martians as … |
| The Invisible Man | Science fiction | Tropes present: the mad scientist (Griffin, chapters 19 to 24), the lone genius (Griffin throughout), the invisible threat (chapters 7 to 28), the betrayal (Kemp in chapter 24), the siege (chapter 27), the mob justice … |
| Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Fantasy and children's | Portal fantasy appears in Chapter 1. The wise mentor appears as the Caterpillar in Chapter 5. The trial scene in Chapters 11 and 12 echoes courtroom drama. The dream frame subverts the adventure trope. |
| The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Fantasy and children's | Tropes present include: the chosen one (Dorothy), the magical mentor (Glinda), the dark lord (Wicked Witch), the quest, the magical object (Silver Shoes), the loyal companion (Toto), and the false mentor (the … |
| The Secret Garden | Fantasy and children's | Orphan-finds-home (ch 1 to 3), magical sanctuary (ch 8), wise mentor (ch 4, 10, 26), found family (ch 10 to 27), transformation through love (ch 1 to 27), and the secret revealed (ch 13, 18). All are central to the plot and … |
| The Wind in the Willows | Fantasy and children's | Tropes present: the mentor (Badger, chapter 4), the redemption arc (Toad, chapters 6 to 12), the found family (all four friends, chapters 1 to 12), the quest to reclaim home (chapters 11 to 12), and the call to adventure … |
| Great Expectations | Literary | Tropes present: the mysterious benefactor (Chapter 18), the fallen woman (Estella), the convict with a heart of gold (Magwitch), the corrupting influence of wealth (Chapters 34 to 38), and the return to humble origins … |
| A Christmas Carol | Literary | Tropes present: the miser redeemed (Scrooge), the ghost warning of fate (Marley), the Christmas miracle, the innocent child in peril (Tiny Tim), the neglected poor, and the three-spirit structure of moral instruction. |
| The Great Gatsby | Literary | Tropes include the mysterious millionaire (Gatsby), the love triangle (Gatsby, Daisy, Tom), the narrator as moral witness, and the fall from illusion to reality. The green light symbolises unattainable desire. |
| Heart of Darkness | Literary | Tropes present include the mysterious stranger (Kurtz), the journey into the unknown, the corrupting power of absolute freedom, and the contrast between civilisation and savagery. The Intended represents the innocent … |
| Kidnapped | Thriller and adventure | Tropes present: the orphan seeking his inheritance (chapters 1 to 5), the wicked uncle (chapters 3 to 4), the loyal companion (Alan, chapters 9 to 30), the wrongful accusation (chapter 17), the fugitive flight (chapters … |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | Thriller and adventure | Tropes present: the wronged innocent (Dantès), the hidden treasure (chapters 18, 24), the secret identity (Monte Cristo's aliases), the poisoning plot (chapters 52 to 102), the duel of honour (chapter 88), the lost love … |
| The Three Musketeers | Thriller and adventure | Tropes include the loyal band of friends (chapter 5), the mysterious antagonist (Milady, chapter 14), the quest with obstacles (chapters 19 to 20), the false identity (D'Artagnan as de Wardes, chapter 33), and the final … |
| The Riddle of the Sands | Thriller and adventure | Tropes present: the mysterious letter (chapter 1), the hidden agent (Dollmann, revealed chapter 20), the loyal companion (Davies), the romantic interest (Clara), the ticking clock (the 25th), the infiltration … |
| The Scarlet Pimpernel | Thriller and adventure | Tropes present include the masked hero, the blackmail plot, the spy network, the estranged lovers, the misunderstanding caused by pride, the race against time, the chase across borders, the false identity, the loyal … |
| The Lost World | Thriller and adventure | Tropes present include the skeptical scientist proven right (Challenger), the loyal band of companions (Roxton, Summerlee), the exotic location (the plateau), the hidden world, the revenge plot (Gomez), the rescue … |
| Captain Blood | Thriller and adventure | Tropes present include: the wronged hero (Blood arrested unjustly, chapter 1 to 3), the noble pirate (Blood maintains honour among thieves, chapters 9 to 20), the love interest as motivation (Arabella drives Blood's … |
| Lady Audley's Secret | Crime and mystery | Key tropes: the beautiful woman with a dark secret (Lady Audley, chapters 1 to 34), the amateur detective (Robert, chapters 4 to 40), the hidden crime (George's murder, chapters 10 to 37), the false accusation of madness … |
| The Murders in the Rue Morgue | Crime and mystery | Tropes present: the brilliant detective, the bumbling police, the locked room mystery, the innocent suspect, the logical deduction, the shocking revelation. |
| The Innocence of Father Brown | Crime and mystery | Tropes present: the brilliant detective (Father Brown), the criminal mastermind (Flambeau), the false suspect, the red herring, the locked room mystery (chapter 3 to 5), the disguise (chapters 1 to 9, 11 to 12, 17 to 18), and … |
| The Big Bow Mystery | Crime and mystery | Tropes include the locked room mystery (chapters 1 to 3), the false suspect (Mortlake, chapters 8 to 10), the detective rivalry (Wimp and Grodman, chapters 4 to 7), and the surprise killer reveal (chapter 12). |
| The Leavenworth Case | Crime and mystery | Tropes present: the beautiful innocent woman falsely accused (Eleanore, chapters 7 to 13), the mentor detective (Gryce, chapters 2 to 36), the red herring suspect (Clavering, chapters 18 to 25), the secret marriage (Mary and … |
| The Red Thumb Mark | Crime and mystery | Tropes present include the brilliant detective mentor (Thorndyke, chapters 1 to 16), the loyal assistant (Jervis, all chapters), the false suspect (Reuben, chapters 2 to 16), the hidden culprit (Walter, chapters 3 to 16), the … |
| The Amateur Cracksman | Crime and mystery | Tropes present: the gentleman thief (Raffles throughout), the loyal sidekick (Bunny in all chapters), the relentless detective (Mackenzie in chapters 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 17), the heist (chapters 2, 5, 7, 12, 16), and … |
| The Secret Agent | Crime and mystery | The secret agent trope (Verloc as spy, ch1 to 2). The bombing plot (ch2, 4, 9). The investigation (ch5 to 7, 10). The betrayal of trust (Verloc uses Stevie, ch9). The femme fatale inverted (Winnie as victim and killer, … |
| Sense and Sensibility | Romance | Secret engagement trope appears in chapters 22 and 37. Misunderstanding between lovers occurs throughout chapters 15 to 29. The virtuous heroine versus scheming rival appears in Lucy versus Elinor. The reformed rake … |
| North and South | Romance | Tropes present include: the proud hero (Thornton), the spirited heroine (Margaret), class difference as obstacle (chapters 7 to 15), misunderstanding and jealousy (chapters 26 to 40), the lie that separates lovers (chapter … |
| Far from the Madding Crowd | Romance | Tropes present: love at first sight (chapter 1), the rival suitors (chapters 14 to 34), the heroine's vanity as her flaw (chapter 1), the patient hero (chapters 1 to 63), the seducer (Troy, chapters 24 to 43), the obsessed … |
| The Enchanted April | Romance | Tropes present: escape fantasy (chapters 1 to 4), transformative place (chapters 5 to 22), female friendship (throughout), marriage renewal (chapters 11 to 22), estranged lovers reunited (chapters 16 to 22), the rest cure … |
| The Sheik | Romance | Tropes present include the alpha male hero (Ahmed), the independent heroine (Diana), the love triangle (Diana, Ahmed, Saint Hubert), the rival suitor (Ibraheim Omair), the mysterious past (Ahmed's English heritage), … |
| Daddy Long Legs | Romance | Key tropes: the mysterious benefactor (chapters 1 to 12), hidden identity (chapters 1 to 13), slow-burn romance (chapters 4 to 13), orphan heroine (chapters 1 to 13), and the grand reveal (chapter 13). The book uses these tropes … |
| Carmilla | Gothic and horror | Tropes: the mysterious beautiful stranger (chapters 2 to 8), the heroine's mysterious illness (chapters 4 to 9), the hidden identity revealed (chapter 14), the expert ally (chapters 10 to 15), the final battle and destruction … |
| The Castle of Otranto | Gothic and horror | Tropes present include the cursed castle (all chapters), the usurper villain (Chapters 1 to 5), the rightful heir hidden in plain sight (Chapters 1 to 5), the pursued heroine (Chapters 1 to 3), the prophecy (Chapters 3 to 5), … |
| The Phantom of the Opera | Gothic and horror | Tropes present: the masked villain (Erik), the captive heroine (Christine), the love triangle (Christine, Raoul, Erik), the underground lair, the masked ball, the chandelier as gothic prop, the deformed monster, the … |
| The Great God Pan | Gothic and horror | Tropes present: the forbidden experiment (chapter 1), the mysterious woman (chapters 2 to 7), the suicide epidemic (chapter 6), the corrupted house (chapters 5 to 6), documents revealing truth (chapter 8), and the monster … |
| The Yellow Wallpaper | Gothic and horror | Uses the woman in distress trope, the haunted house setting, medical authority as antagonist, and the descent into madness. Subverts the rescue narrative by having the narrator identify with her captor. |
| The Call of Cthulhu | Gothic and horror | Tropes include the inherited curse (Section 1), the ancient cult (Sections 2 and 3), forbidden knowledge bringing doom (throughout), dreams as supernatural communication (Sections 1 and 3), and the unreliable … |
| The Island of Doctor Moreau | Science fiction | Tropes present: mad scientist (Moreau, chapter 7), isolated laboratory (chapters 6 to 18), body horror (chapters 4, 7, 9, 11), loss of control (chapters 17 to 19), paranoia (chapter 22), and the thin veneer of civilisation … |
| Journey to the Centre of the Earth | Science fiction | Tropes present: the reluctant hero (Harry), the obsessed mentor (Professor), the loyal guide (Hans), the mysterious text (the parchment), the lost world (the interior earth), the prehistoric monsters (Ichthyosaur, … |
| A Princess of Mars | Science fiction | Tropes include the stranger in a strange land, the noble savage, forbidden love, the chosen one, and the lost world. Chapter 3 introduces the stranger. Chapter 8 begins forbidden love. |
| Herland | Science fiction | Tropes present: the hidden world (chapter 1 to 2), the fish out of water (chapters 3 to 7), the culture clash (chapters 6 to 11), the love triangle subverted (chapters 8 to 11), the noble savage inverted as noble woman (chapters … |
| Flatland | Science fiction | Tropes present include the chosen one (the Square is selected by the Sphere to learn), the mentor (the Sphere teaches the Square), the suppressed truth (authorities hide knowledge of higher dimensions), the … |
| Erewhon | Science fiction | Tropes present: the hidden world (chapter 6), the stranger in a strange land (chapters 7 to 27), the love interest as barrier to escape (chapters 16, 28), the escape sequence (chapter 28), and the unreliable narrator … |
| The Last Man | Science fiction | Tropes present: the fallen aristocrat redeemed by love (chapters 1 to 6); the love triangle (chapters 4, 6 to 9); the ambitious man destroyed by his ambition (chapters 6 to 12); the plague as apocalypse (chapters 14 to 29); the … |
| Through the Looking Glass | Fantasy and children's | Portal fantasy (chapter 1), the chosen one quest (chapter 2), magical mentor (chapter 8), and the dream-within-reality frame (chapter 10). Subverts the chosen one trope: Alice is a pawn, not a hero. |
| A Little Princess | Fantasy and children's | Tropes include the orphaned heroine, the cruel guardian, the loyal friend, the hidden benefactor, the magical transformation, and the restoration of fortune. The 'princess in disguise' trope is central to Sara's … |
| The Jungle Book | Fantasy and children's | Tropes present include the orphan hero (Mowgli in chapter 1), the wise mentor (Bagheera and Baloo in chapters 2 to 8), the chosen one (Kotick as the white seal in chapters 9 to 11), the small hero defeating evil … |
| Five Children and It | Fantasy and children's | Tropes present: the magical creature mentor (Psammead), the wish granting (all chapters), the daily reset (all chapters), the unintended consequence (all chapters), the child protagonists learning a lesson (all … |
| The Railway Children | Fantasy and children's | Tropes present: resourceful children (Chapters 2 to 9), benevolent mentor (Chapters 3, 7, 13), kindness rewarded (Chapters 3, 7, 8, 9), found family (Chapters 3, 8, 9), and the lost parent restored (Chapter 14). The … |
| The Princess and the Goblin | Fantasy and children's | Tropes present: the chosen one (Irene as princess), the magical mentor (grandmother), the magical gift (thread and ring), the peasant hero (Curdie), the underground evil (goblins), the love interest (Irene and … |
| Peter and Wendy | Fantasy and children's | Tropes present: the chosen one (Peter), the love triangle (Peter, Wendy, Hook's desire for her), the dark lord (Hook), the loyal sidekick (Tinker Bell), the mentor (Peter), the final battle, and the return home. The … |
| The Worm Ouroboros | Fantasy and children's | Tropes present: the chosen one (Juss), the quest, the dark lord (Gorice), the loyal companion (Brandoch Daha), the lost brother, the magical artifact (hippogriff egg), the final battle, the curse, and the eternal … |
| Anne of Green Gables | Fantasy and children's | Tropes include the orphan finding home (chapters 2 to 6), the kindred spirit friendship (chapter 12), the rival becoming friend (chapter 38), the mentor figures (chapters 3 to 38), and the coming-of-age arc (chapters … |
| Black Beauty | Fantasy and children's | Tropes: the innocent protagonist, the wise mentor (Duchess, John), the loyal friend (Ginger, Jerry), the cruel antagonist (Skinner), the redemption arc (Joe), the journey home. All appear throughout. |
| Middlemarch | Literary | The marriage plot appears four times: Dorothea-Casaubon (failed), Lydgate-Rosamond (failed), Fred-Mary (successful), Dorothea-Will (successful). The idealistic heroine trope is present but subverted: Dorothea's … |
| Tess of the d'Urbervilles | Literary | Tropes present: the seduced maiden (c11), the noble lover (Angel), the predatory seducer (Alec), the confession scene (c34), the separation (c36 to 37), the return and reunion (c57), and the execution (c59). The 'fallen … |
| Mrs Dalloway | Literary | Tropes present: the love triangle (Clarissa, Peter, Richard) in chapters 1, 4, 5, 7, 21; the party as social microcosm in chapters 18 to 21; the outsider figure (Septimus) in chapters 2, 3, 8, 10, 11, 15, 16; the return … |
| To the Lighthouse | Literary | Tropes include the unfulfilled journey (delayed until chapter 37), the beautiful woman who sustains others (Mrs. Ramsay), the artist struggling for vision (Lily), and the passage of time destroying all things. The … |
| Anna Karenina | Literary | Tropes present: the love triangle (Levin, Kitty, Vronsky), the fallen woman (Anna), the redemptive love (Levin and Kitty), the spiritual crisis and awakening (Levin), the affair and its consequences (Anna and … |
| Crime and Punishment | Literary | The guilty conscience trope appears throughout (fever, paranoia, near-confessions). The redemption through love trope appears in chapters 24, 30, 41. The theory-driven protagonist trope appears in chapters 1, 19, 30. … |
| Madame Bovary | Literary | Tropes present: the provincial heroine yearning for escape (chapters 5 to 9), the seduction by a rake (Rodolphe, chapters 17 to 22), the unrequited love (Léon, chapters 10 to 15), the manipulative creditor (Lheureux, chapters … |
| The Age of Innocence | Literary | Tropes present: the love triangle (Archer, May, Ellen), the innocent heroine (May), the passionate outsider (Ellen), the trapped protagonist, and the social constraint preventing union. All appear throughout chapters … |
| Silas Marner | Literary | Tropes present: the wronged innocent (Silas, chapter 1), the secret child (Eppie, chapters 12 to 13), the hidden marriage (Godfrey, chapters 3, 8 to 9), the redemptive child (Eppie, chapters 14, 19), the moral reckoning … |
| Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Literary | The runaway slave trope appears throughout with Jim's escape. The con man trope dominates chapters 20 to 31. The found family trope appears with Aunt Sally and Uncle Silas. The noble savage trope is inverted: Jim is … |
| Hamlet | Plays | Key tropes include the ghost demanding revenge (chapter 5), the play within the play to catch guilt (chapter 9), feigned madness as a cover (chapters 6 to 8), the poisoned sword and cup (chapter 18), and the final duel … |
| Macbeth | Plays | Tropes present: the ambitious protagonist, the temptress wife, the supernatural prophecy, the ghost of the murdered, the loyal friend, the rightful heir in exile, and the final duel. All appear across scenes 3 to 27. |
| Romeo and Juliet | Plays | Star-crossed lovers appears in chapters 1, 5, 6. Love at first sight in chapter 6. Secret marriage in chapter 12. Hasty action leading to ruin in chapters 13, 17, 23. Fate versus free will in chapters 1, 5, 23. … |
| Othello | Plays | Tropes present: the noble protagonist with a fatal flaw (Othello, jealousy); the manipulative villain (Iago); the innocent victim (Desdemona); the handkerchief as false evidence; the misunderstanding that drives … |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Plays | Tropes present: love triangle (Helena, Lysander, Demetrius), magical interference (the flower), mistaken identity (Puck's error), and the wise mentor (Theseus overriding the law). |
| Twelfth Night | Plays | Key tropes: disguise as a boy for safety and advancement appears in chapter 2. Mistaken identity drives chapters 15 and 17. Love triangle appears in chapters 4, 5, 7, 11. The prank on a fool appears in chapters 8, … |
| Doctor Faustus | Plays | The play uses the Faustian bargain trope (pact with the devil for power), the temptress trope (Helen as seduction), the mentor trope (Old Man offering salvation), and the tragic fall trope (pride and ambition leading … |
| The Importance of Being Earnest | Plays | Tropes present: mistaken identity (Acts One and Two), the orphan with mysterious origins (Jack), the disapproving guardian (Lady Bracknell), the love interest obsessed with a name (Gwendolen and Cecily), and the … |
| A Doll's House | Plays | Uses the secret revealed trope (Act III). Uses the false marriage trope (throughout). Uses the woman trapped by duty trope (Acts I and II). Subverts the redemptive love trope by having Helmer fail to forgive. |
| Hedda Gabler | Plays | Tropes present include the femme fatale manipulator in acts 1 and 2, the tragic fall in acts 3 and 4, the blackmail threat in act 3, and the romantic death fantasy in acts 2 and 3. |
| Pygmalion | Plays | Tropes include the bet (Acts 1 to 2), the transformation through education (Acts 2 to 3), the test of transformation (Act 3), the emotional crisis of the transformed character (Act 4), and the Pygmalion myth (throughout). |
| The School for Scandal | Plays | Tropes present include the virtuous poor man (Charles), the false friend (Joseph), the scheming woman (Lady Sneerwell), the jealous husband (Sir Peter), the test of character (Sir Oliver's disguise), and the … |
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