# Narrative Trope Index A list of tropes, archetypes, and narrative patterns analyzed in the reading cards. --- ### Downer Ending A narrative ending that is tragic, pessimistic, or depressing, in cui the hero fails, dies, or suffers a complete moral defeat. **Found in:** - [The Fan Club](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Maynard,%20Rona/The%20Fan%20Club.md) --- ### Peer Pressure Makes You Evil A trope where a character commits morally reprehensible actions, which they normally would not, to conform to a group's expectations or gain acceptance. **Found in:** - [The Fan Club](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Maynard,%20Rona/The%20Fan%20Club.md) --- ### Sadistic Teacher A teacher who seems to enjoy humiliating students, or who is simply cruel, uncaring, and abuses their authority. **Found in:** - [The Fan Club](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Maynard,%20Rona/The%20Fan%20Club.md) --- ### The "In" Crowd An elite, exclusionary social group that defines norms and often uses bullying or ostracism to maintain power. **Found in:** - [The Fan Club](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Maynard,%20Rona/The%20Fan%20Club.md) --- ### The Outsider A character defined by their lack of belonging to the dominant social group. **Found in:** - [The Fan Club](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Maynard,%20Rona/The%20Fan%20Club.md) --- ### The Scapegoat A character or group that is unjustly blamed, punished, or ostracized to relieve tension or unite a larger group. **Found in:** - [The Fan Club](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Maynard,%20Rona/The%20Fan%20Club.md) --- ### Will They or Won't They? A romantic dynamic between two characters characterized by prolonged sexual tension and obstacles that keep them from getting together. **Found in:** - [02 - Don't Call Me Jessica Fletcher](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Guerra,%20Alice/02%20-%20Don't%20Call%20Me%20Jessica%20Fletcher.md) ---