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writercises Original Posting Feb. 14, 2018
There was a thread that came and went recently between some writers and artists on twitter. Frankly, I thought it was a fascinating question, and some of the answers were interesting, but... Twitter just seems like it doesn't quite really bring out the answers. Anyway, I thought I'd bring the question up here, and see where we go with it.
The question was simple. Which trope do you really enjoy, no matter how often it gets used? See, we all know that tropes, or patterns of plot and thought, all too often (and sometimes rather quickly) become overused, cliche, oh, no, here it comes again! But, on the other hand, most of us do find some tropes seem to resist the trend, and can be re-used time and again, without real problems.
I will admit, I joined the thread, with a simple response. I chose to suggest that the "stand-up-and-cheer" moment (with thanks to Howard Tayler for the name) seems to me to be a venerable trope that I enjoy again and again. It's that moment when the protagonist, the hero, takes the chance and succeeds, and we want to stand up and cheer! That one always makes me smile!
So, there's the question. Which trope do you enjoy seeing played, again and again? And since we don't have the limitations of twitter, let me also ask you to comment on just why that trope seems to withstand the drag to become a cliche?
There was a thread that came and went recently between some writers and artists on twitter. Frankly, I thought it was a fascinating question, and some of the answers were interesting, but... Twitter just seems like it doesn't quite really bring out the answers. Anyway, I thought I'd bring the question up here, and see where we go with it.
The question was simple. Which trope do you really enjoy, no matter how often it gets used? See, we all know that tropes, or patterns of plot and thought, all too often (and sometimes rather quickly) become overused, cliche, oh, no, here it comes again! But, on the other hand, most of us do find some tropes seem to resist the trend, and can be re-used time and again, without real problems.
I will admit, I joined the thread, with a simple response. I chose to suggest that the "stand-up-and-cheer" moment (with thanks to Howard Tayler for the name) seems to me to be a venerable trope that I enjoy again and again. It's that moment when the protagonist, the hero, takes the chance and succeeds, and we want to stand up and cheer! That one always makes me smile!
So, there's the question. Which trope do you enjoy seeing played, again and again? And since we don't have the limitations of twitter, let me also ask you to comment on just why that trope seems to withstand the drag to become a cliche?