Christopher Booker, in his book The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories, claimed that there are only seven plots, and these are the backbone of all human stories: 1.Overcoming the Monster (Little Red Riding Hood, Jaws) 2.Rags to Riches (Cinderella, David Copperfield, Rocky) 3.The Quest (The Odyssey, Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings) 4.Voyage and Return (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Gulliver’s Travels) 5.Comedy (Shakespeare’s comedies, The Hangover 1, 2, and 3) 6.Tragedy (Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet) 7.Rebirth (A Christmas Carol, Groundhog Day)
