“There is something at work in my soul, which I do not understand.”   – Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Christopher Booker theorized that nearly all narratives are variations of seven core archetypes: Overcoming the Monster, Rags to Riches, The Quest, Voyage and Return, Rebirth, Comedy, and Tragedy.  Overcoming the Monster:   Jaws, Star Wars Rags to Riches:   Cinderella, Aladdin The Quest:   The Lord of the Rings, Raiders of the Lost Ark Voyage and Return:   Alice in Wonderland,