There has been a great deal written over the centuries about how the idea of a story almost always breaks down into one of seven great plots.

Those are overcoming the monster, rags to riches, voyage and return, rebirth, the quest, tragedy and comedy. If you make it broad enough, almost every story fits into one of those categories. Even a teenage slob comedy where a bunch of kids are trying to lose their virginity. Hey, it's a quest.

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