The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
1925
Books with the “Rags to Riches” trope
A poor or powerless character rises to wealth, status, or greatness.
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Plot twists · Rags to Riches
Books with this trope
Stardust
Neil Gaiman
1999
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
1861
The Red and the Black
Stendhal
1830
The Greatest Knight
Elizabeth Chadwick
2005
Vanity Fair
William Makepeace Thackeray
1848
The Prince and the Pauper
Mark Twain
1881
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
1838
The Inheritance Games
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
2020
The Selection
Kiera Cass
2012
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Faustian Bargain
A character trades something precious, often their soul, in exchange for youth, talent, or power.
Revenge
A wronged character spends the story hunting down the people who hurt them.
Locked Room Mystery
A crime happens in a room that is apparently sealed from the inside, with no way in or out.
Dual Identity
A respectable person hides a second, darker self or lives two opposite lives.