# Narrative Trope Index A list of tropes, archetypes, and narrative patterns analyzed in the reading cards. --- ### Academic Rivalry 🔗 Card: [Academic Rivalry](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Academic%20Rivalry.md) Intense and often petty conflict between academics or university departments. **Found in:** - [If on a Winter's Night a Traveler](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Calvino,%20Italo/If%20on%20a%20Winter's%20Night%20a%20Traveler.md) --- ### Accidental Truth 🔗 Card: [Accidental Truth](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Accidental%20Truth.md) A character tells a lie or makes an absurd hypothesis that turns out to be true, or leads to the discovery of the truth in roundabout ways. **Found in:** - [01 - Ten Things I Learned from Jessica Fletcher](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Guerra,%20Alice/01%20-%20Ten%20Things%20I%20Learned%20from%20Jessica%20Fletcher.md) --- ### Alpha Bitch 🔗 Card: [Alpha Bitch](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Alpha%20Bitch.md) The female leader of the popular clique, often rich, beautiful, and cruel, who dominates the school social hierarchy. **Found in:** - [The Fan Club](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Maynard,%20Rona/The%20Fan%20Club.md) --- ### Amateur Sleuth 🔗 Card: [Amateur Sleuth](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Amateur%20Sleuth.md) A character with no law enforcement ties who solves crimes or mysteries, often better than the police. **Found in:** - [01 - The Unexpected Plan of the Writer with No Name](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Basso,%20Alice/Vani%20Sarca/01%20-%20The%20Unexpected%20Plan%20of%20the%20Writer%20with%20No%20Name.md) - [If on a Winter's Night a Traveler](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Calvino,%20Italo/If%20on%20a%20Winter's%20Night%20a%20Traveler.md) - [02 - Don't Call Me Jessica Fletcher](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Guerra,%20Alice/02%20-%20Don't%20Call%20Me%20Jessica%20Fletcher.md) - [01 - Ten Things I Learned from Jessica Fletcher](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Guerra,%20Alice/01%20-%20Ten%20Things%20I%20Learned%20from%20Jessica%20Fletcher.md) --- ### Author Avatar 🔗 Card: [Author Avatar](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Author%20Avatar.md) A character who clearly represents the author themselves, or their ideas, within the fictional work. **Found in:** - [If on a Winter's Night a Traveler](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Calvino,%20Italo/If%20on%20a%20Winter's%20Night%20a%20Traveler.md) --- ### Badass Bookworm 🔗 Card: [Badass Bookworm](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Badass%20Bookworm.md) An intellectual character who loves books but reveals themselves to be unexpectedly capable in dangerous or action-oriented situations. **Found in:** - [01 - The Unexpected Plan of the Writer with No Name](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Basso,%20Alice/Vani%20Sarca/01%20-%20The%20Unexpected%20Plan%20of%20the%20Writer%20with%20No%20Name.md) --- ### Becoming the Mask 🔗 Card: [Becoming the Mask](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Becoming%20the%20Mask.md) A character pretends to be something they are not, until the pretense becomes their new reality. **Found in:** - [01 - The Unexpected Plan of the Writer with No Name](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Basso,%20Alice/Vani%20Sarca/01%20-%20The%20Unexpected%20Plan%20of%20the%20Writer%20with%20No%20Name.md) - [The Fan Club](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Maynard,%20Rona/The%20Fan%20Club.md) --- ### Belligerent Sexual Tension 🔗 Card: [Belligerent Sexual Tension](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Belligerent%20Sexual%20Tension.md) Two characters who constantly argue or pretend to hate each other but hide a strong mutual attraction. **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) - [01 - Ten Things I Learned from Jessica Fletcher](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Guerra,%20Alice/01%20-%20Ten%20Things%20I%20Learned%20from%20Jessica%20Fletcher.md) --- ### Breaking the Fourth Wall 🔗 Card: [Breaking the Fourth Wall](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Breaking%20the%20Fourth%20Wall.md) A character (or the narrator) addresses the audience directly, acknowledging being in a fictional work. **Found in:** - [If on a Winter's Night a Traveler](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Calvino,%20Italo/If%20on%20a%20Winter's%20Night%20a%20Traveler.md) --- ### Bunny Boiler (Obsessive Love) 🔗 Card: [Bunny Boiler](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Bunny%20Boiler.md) A character who becomes obsessively unstable after a romantic rejection. **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) --- ### Circular Ending 🔗 Card: [Circular Ending](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Circular%20Ending.md) The story ends by returning to the starting point, closing a cycle. **Found in:** - [If on a Winter's Night a Traveler](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Calvino,%20Italo/If%20on%20a%20Winter's%20Night%20a%20Traveler.md) --- ### Cliffhanger 🔗 Card: [Cliffhanger](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Cliffhanger.md) An ending left open or suspended at a moment of high tension, designed to compel the audience to seek the continuation. **Found in:** - [If on a Winter's Night a Traveler](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Calvino,%20Italo/If%20on%20a%20Winter's%20Night%20a%20Traveler.md) --- ### Clingy Jealous Girl 🔗 Card: [Clingy Jealous Girl](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Clingy%20Jealous%20Girl.md) A character (often female) whose behavior is defined by possessive and irrational insecurity. **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) --- ### Dark Is Not Evil 🔗 Card: [Dark Is Not Evil](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Dark%20Is%20Not%20Evil.md) A character dresses in a gothic/dark style, creating expectations of villainy, but is actually a positive hero. **Found in:** - [01 - The Unexpected Plan of the Writer with No Name](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Basso,%20Alice/Vani%20Sarca/01%20-%20The%20Unexpected%20Plan%20of%20the%20Writer%20with%20No%20Name.md) --- ### Deadpan Snarker 🔗 Card: [Deadpan Snarker](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Deadpan%20Snarker.md) A character who constantly makes cynical, sarcastic, or biting comments, often with a poker face or through internal narration. **Found in:** - [01 - The Unexpected Plan of the Writer with No Name](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Basso,%20Alice/Vani%20Sarca/01%20-%20The%20Unexpected%20Plan%20of%20the%20Writer%20with%20No%20Name.md) --- ### Defective Detective 🔗 Card: [Defective Detective](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Defective%20Detective.md) An investigator who is brilliant at solving crimes but suffers from severe social dysfunctions or personal problems. **Found in:** - [01 - The Unexpected Plan of the Writer with No Name](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Basso,%20Alice/Vani%20Sarca/01%20-%20The%20Unexpected%20Plan%20of%20the%20Writer%20with%20No%20Name.md) --- ### Downer Ending 🔗 Card: [Downer Ending](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Downer%20Ending.md) A narrative ending that is tragic, pessimistic, or depressing, where the hero fails morally or suffers a defeat. **Found in:** - [The Fan Club](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Maynard,%20Rona/The%20Fan%20Club.md) --- ### Fictional Country 🔗 Card: [Fictional Country](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Fictional%20Country.md) A fictional nation created by the author as a setting for the story, often with specific political or cultural characteristics. **Found in:** - [If on a Winter's Night a Traveler](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Calvino,%20Italo/If%20on%20a%20Winter's%20Night%20a%20Traveler.md) --- ### Frame Story 🔗 Card: [Frame Story](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Frame%20Story.md) A main story (frame) within which one or more secondary stories are told. **Found in:** - [If on a Winter's Night a Traveler](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Calvino,%20Italo/If%20on%20a%20Winter's%20Night%20a%20Traveler.md) --- ### Genre Roulette 🔗 Card: [Genre Roulette](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Genre%20Roulette.md) A work that rapidly and frequently switches between different literary or cinematic genres. **Found in:** - [If on a Winter's Night a Traveler](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Calvino,%20Italo/If%20on%20a%20Winter's%20Night%20a%20Traveler.md) --- ### Ghostwriter 🔗 Card: [Ghostwriter](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Ghostwriter.md) The actual author of a work credited to another person. **Found in:** - [01 - The Unexpected Plan of the Writer with No Name](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Basso,%20Alice/Vani%20Sarca/01%20-%20The%20Unexpected%20Plan%20of%20the%20Writer%20with%20No%20Name.md) - [If on a Winter's Night a Traveler](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Calvino,%20Italo/If%20on%20a%20Winter's%20Night%20a%20Traveler.md) --- ### Granola Girl 🔗 Card: [Granola Girl](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Granola%20Girl.md) A character characterized by a natural lifestyle, vegetarian/vegan diet, and love for animals. **Found in:** - [01 - Ten Things I Learned from Jessica Fletcher](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Guerra,%20Alice/01%20-%20Ten%20Things%20I%20Learned%20from%20Jessica%20Fletcher.md) --- ### Guile Hero 🔗 Card: [Guile Hero](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Guile%20Hero.md) A hero who wins through intelligence, deception, and manipulation rather than physical strength. **Found in:** - [01 - The Unexpected Plan of the Writer with No Name](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Basso,%20Alice/Vani%20Sarca/01%20-%20The%20Unexpected%20Plan%20of%20the%20Writer%20with%20No%20Name.md) --- ### Hypocrite 🔗 Card: [Hypocrite](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Hypocrite.md) A character who criticizes others for flaws they possess themselves or commits actions that directly contradict their words. **Found in:** - [The Fan Club](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Maynard,%20Rona/The%20Fan%20Club.md) --- ### In Medias Res 🔗 Card: [In Medias Res](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/In%20Medias%20Res.md) The story begins in the middle of the action or at a moment of crisis, later explaining how events reached that point. **Found in:** - [If on a Winter's Night a Traveler](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Calvino,%20Italo/If%20on%20a%20Winter's%20Night%20a%20Traveler.md) - [02 - Don't Call Me Jessica Fletcher](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Guerra,%20Alice/02%20-%20Don't%20Call%20Me%20Jessica%20Fletcher.md) --- ### Jerk with a Heart of Gold 🔗 Card: [Jerk with a Heart of Gold](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Jerk%20with%20a%20Heart%20of%20Gold.md) A character who appears grumpy, cynical, and mean, but hides a kind and protective nature. **Found in:** - [01 - The Unexpected Plan of the Writer with No Name](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Basso,%20Alice/Vani%20Sarca/01%20-%20The%20Unexpected%20Plan%20of%20the%20Writer%20with%20No%20Name.md) --- ### Kick the Dog 🔗 Card: [Kick the Dog](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Kick%20the%20Dog.md) A moment where a character commits an act of gratuitous cruelty toward someone defenseless, establishing their villainous nature. **Found in:** - [The Fan Club](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Maynard,%20Rona/The%20Fan%20Club.md) --- ### Love Triangle 🔗 Card: [Love Triangle](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Love%20Triangle.md) A romantic relationship involving three people, often with the protagonist torn between two interests. **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) --- ### MacGuffin 🔗 Card: [MacGuffin](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/MacGuffin.md) An object that serves to motivate the plot and characters, but whose specific nature is unimportant. **Found in:** - [If on a Winter's Night a Traveler](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Calvino,%20Italo/If%20on%20a%20Winter's%20Night%20a%20Traveler.md) - [02 - Don't Call Me Jessica Fletcher](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Guerra,%20Alice/02%20-%20Don't%20Call%20Me%20Jessica%20Fletcher.md) --- ### Manic Pixie Dream Girl 🔗 Card: [Manic Pixie Dream Girl](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Manic%20Pixie%20Dream%20Girl.md) An eccentric, vibrant female character whose main function is to teach the protagonist (often a brooding male) to enjoy life. **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) --- ### Meddling Old People 🔗 Card: [Meddling Old People](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Meddling%20Old%20People.md) Elderly characters who interfere in others' business, often gossiping or conducting their own investigations. **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) - [01 - Ten Things I Learned from Jessica Fletcher](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Guerra,%20Alice/01%20-%20Ten%20Things%20I%20Learned%20from%20Jessica%20Fletcher.md) --- ### Metafiction 🔗 Card: [Metafiction](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Metafiction.md) Fiction that draws attention to its own artificiality or fictitious nature. **Found in:** - [If on a Winter's Night a Traveler](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Calvino,%20Italo/If%20on%20a%20Winter's%20Night%20a%20Traveler.md) --- ### Mini-Me 🔗 Card: [Mini-Me](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Mini-Me.md) A younger character who is a miniature version of the protagonist, often imitating their style or becoming their protégé. **Found in:** - [01 - The Unexpected Plan of the Writer with No Name](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Basso,%20Alice/Vani%20Sarca/01%20-%20The%20Unexpected%20Plan%20of%20the%20Writer%20with%20No%20Name.md) --- ### Mistaken for Gay 🔗 Card: [Mistaken for Gay](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Mistaken%20for%20Gay.md) A heterosexual character is mistaken for homosexual due to misunderstandings or stereotypes. **Found in:** - [01 - Ten Things I Learned from Jessica Fletcher](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Guerra,%20Alice/01%20-%20Ten%20Things%20I%20Learned%20from%20Jessica%20Fletcher.md) --- ### Nice Job Breaking It, Hero 🔗 Card: [Nice Job Breaking It, Hero](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Nice%20Job%20Breaking%20It,%20Hero.md) The hero tries to fix a problem but ends up making the situation drastically worse. **Found in:** - [01 - Ten Things I Learned from Jessica Fletcher](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Guerra,%20Alice/01%20-%20Ten%20Things%20I%20Learned%20from%20Jessica%20Fletcher.md) --- ### Odd Couple 🔗 Card: [Odd Couple](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Odd%20Couple.md) Two characters with opposite personalities forced to work or live together. **Found in:** - [01 - The Unexpected Plan of the Writer with No Name](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Basso,%20Alice/Vani%20Sarca/01%20-%20The%20Unexpected%20Plan%20of%20the%20Writer%20with%20No%20Name.md) - [02 - Don't Call Me Jessica Fletcher](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Guerra,%20Alice/02%20-%20Don't%20Call%20Me%20Jessica%20Fletcher.md) --- ### Peer Pressure Makes You Evil 🔗 Card: [Peer Pressure Makes You Evil](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Peer%20Pressure%20Makes%20You%20Evil.md) A character commits reprehensible actions to conform to group expectations. **Found in:** - [The Fan Club](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Maynard,%20Rona/The%20Fan%20Club.md) --- ### Police Are Useless 🔗 Card: [Police Are Useless](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Police%20Are%20Useless.md) A common mystery trope where official police are portrayed as incompetent, slow, skeptical, or focused on the wrong track, thus forcing the amateur protagonist to solve the case. **Found in:** - [01 - The Unexpected Plan of the Writer with No Name](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Basso,%20Alice/Vani%20Sarca/01%20-%20The%20Unexpected%20Plan%20of%20the%20Writer%20with%20No%20Name.md) - [02 - Don't Call Me Jessica Fletcher](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Guerra,%20Alice/02%20-%20Don't%20Call%20Me%20Jessica%20Fletcher.md) - [01 - Ten Things I Learned from Jessica Fletcher](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Guerra,%20Alice/01%20-%20Ten%20Things%20I%20Learned%20from%20Jessica%20Fletcher.md) --- ### Red Herring 🔗 Card: [Red Herring](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Red%20Herring.md) A clue, event, or suspect placed in the plot with the intention of misleading the investigators (and the reader) away from the truth. **Found in:** - [If on a Winter's Night a Traveler](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Calvino,%20Italo/If%20on%20a%20Winter's%20Night%20a%20Traveler.md) - [02 - Don't Call Me Jessica Fletcher](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Guerra,%20Alice/02%20-%20Don't%20Call%20Me%20Jessica%20Fletcher.md) - [01 - Ten Things I Learned from Jessica Fletcher](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Guerra,%20Alice/01%20-%20Ten%20Things%20I%20Learned%20from%20Jessica%20Fletcher.md) --- ### Sadistic Teacher 🔗 Card: [Sadistic Teacher](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Sadistic%20Teacher.md) A teacher who is cruel, uncaring, or abuses their authority by humiliating students. **Found in:** - [The Fan Club](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Maynard,%20Rona/The%20Fan%20Club.md) --- ### Second Person Narration 🔗 Card: [Second Person Narration](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Second%20Person%20Narration.md) The story is told using the pronoun "You," making the reader the immediate protagonist of the events. **Found in:** - [If on a Winter's Night a Traveler](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Calvino,%20Italo/If%20on%20a%20Winter's%20Night%20a%20Traveler.md) --- ### Secret Society 🔗 Card: [Secret Society](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Secret%20Society.md) An occult organization operating behind the scenes to control events or guard secrets. **Found in:** - [If on a Winter's Night a Traveler](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Calvino,%20Italo/If%20on%20a%20Winter's%20Night%20a%20Traveler.md) --- ### Sherlock Scan 🔗 Card: [Sherlock Scan](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Sherlock%20Scan.md) A character deduces a vast amount of information about another character just by observing them or analyzing small details. **Found in:** - [01 - The Unexpected Plan of the Writer with No Name](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Basso,%20Alice/Vani%20Sarca/01%20-%20The%20Unexpected%20Plan%20of%20the%20Writer%20with%20No%20Name.md) --- ### Sympathetic Magic 🔗 Card: [Sympathetic Magic](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Sympathetic%20Magic.md) A type of magical ritual based on the principle that "like produces like" or that objects once in contact maintain a link. **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) --- ### The "In" Crowd 🔗 Card: [The 'In' Crowd](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/The%20'In'%20Crowd.md) An elite social group that defines norms and uses exclusion to maintain power. **Found in:** - [The Fan Club](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Maynard,%20Rona/The%20Fan%20Club.md) --- ### The Face 🔗 Card: [The Face](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/The%20Face.md) In a creative team, the attractive or charismatic person who acts as the public front, while the real talent works behind the scenes. **Found in:** - [01 - The Unexpected Plan of the Writer with No Name](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Basso,%20Alice/Vani%20Sarca/01%20-%20The%20Unexpected%20Plan%20of%20the%20Writer%20with%20No%20Name.md) --- ### The Klutz 🔗 Card: [The Klutz](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/The%20Klutz.md) A character who is exceptionally clumsy, prone to physical and social accidents. **Found in:** - [01 - Ten Things I Learned from Jessica Fletcher](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Guerra,%20Alice/01%20-%20Ten%20Things%20I%20Learned%20from%20Jessica%20Fletcher.md) --- ### The Outsider 🔗 Card: [The Outsider](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/The%20Outsider.md) 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 🔗 Card: [The Scapegoat](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/The%20Scapegoat.md) A character unjustly blamed, punished, or ostracized to unite a larger group. **Found in:** - [The Fan Club](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Maynard,%20Rona/The%20Fan%20Club.md) --- ### The Summation 🔗 Card: [The Summation](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/The%20Summation.md) The climactic moment of the mystery where the investigator gathers the suspects and explains, step-by-step, how the crime was committed, revealing the culprit. **Found in:** - [01 - Ten Things I Learned from Jessica Fletcher](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Guerra,%20Alice/01%20-%20Ten%20Things%20I%20Learned%20from%20Jessica%20Fletcher.md) --- ### The Watson 🔗 Card: [The Watson](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/The%20Watson.md) A character who serves as the main investigator's assistant, often less brilliant, whose function is to ask the questions the audience would ask and act as a sounding board for the detective's theories. **Found in:** - [01 - The Unexpected Plan of the Writer with No Name](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Basso,%20Alice/Vani%20Sarca/01%20-%20The%20Unexpected%20Plan%20of%20the%20Writer%20with%20No%20Name.md) - [01 - Ten Things I Learned from Jessica Fletcher](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Guerra,%20Alice/01%20-%20Ten%20Things%20I%20Learned%20from%20Jessica%20Fletcher.md) --- ### Toxic Fandom 🔗 Card: [Toxic Fandom](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Toxic%20Fandom.md) Fans who develop a sense of ownership over the work or author, becoming aggressive or dangerous when their expectations are not met. **Found in:** - [01 - The Unexpected Plan of the Writer with No Name](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Basso,%20Alice/Vani%20Sarca/01%20-%20The%20Unexpected%20Plan%20of%20the%20Writer%20with%20No%20Name.md) --- ### Treacherous Translator 🔗 Card: [Treacherous Translator](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Treacherous%20Translator.md) A translator or interpreter who intentionally alters the meaning of the original text for their own purposes. **Found in:** - [If on a Winter's Night a Traveler](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Calvino,%20Italo/If%20on%20a%20Winter's%20Night%20a%20Traveler.md) --- ### Will They or Won't They? 🔗 Card: [Will They or Won't They](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/TROPES/Will%20They%20or%20Won't%20They.md) A romantic dynamic between two characters characterized by prolonged sexual tension and obstacles that keep them from getting together. **Found in:** - [01 - The Unexpected Plan of the Writer with No Name](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Basso,%20Alice/Vani%20Sarca/01%20-%20The%20Unexpected%20Plan%20of%20the%20Writer%20with%20No%20Name.md) - [If on a Winter's Night a Traveler](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Calvino,%20Italo/If%20on%20a%20Winter's%20Night%20a%20Traveler.md) - [02 - Don't Call Me Jessica Fletcher](THE%20HERO'S%20ATLAS/ENGLISH/Guerra,%20Alice/02%20-%20Don't%20Call%20Me%20Jessica%20Fletcher.md) ---