Action (Disaster): Stories whose central struggle plays out mainly through a clash of physical forces.
Adventure: Stories whose central struggle plays out mainly through encounters with new “worlds.”
Comedy: Stories whose central struggle causes hilarious results.
Coming-of-Age Drama: Stories whose central struggle is about the hero finding his or her place in the world.
Crime: Stories whose central struggle is about catching a criminal.
Detective Story/Courtroom Drama: Stories whose central struggle is to find out what really happened and thus to expose the truth.
Epic/Myth: Stories whose central struggle plays out in the midst of a clash of great forces or in the sweep of great historical change.
Fantasy: Stories which are animated, or whose central struggle plays out in two worlds—the “real” world and an imaginary world.
Horror: Stories whose central struggle focuses on escaping from and eventually defeating a Monster (either human or non-human).
Love (Romance): Stories whose central struggle is between two people who each want to win or keep the love of the other.
Science Fiction: Stories whose central struggle is generated from a scientifically imaginable world.
Thriller: Stories whose central struggle pits an innocent hero against a lethal enemy who is out to kill him or her.
行动(灾难):故事的中心斗争中主要是通过物理力量的冲突
冒险:故事的中心斗争主要通过接触新的“世界”。
喜剧:故事的中心斗争导致的很搞笑。
成熟戏剧:故事的中心是关于英雄的斗争找到他或她在世界上的地位。
犯罪:故事的中心是关于抓罪犯斗争。
侦探小说/法庭戏剧:故事的中央斗争是要找出到底发生了什么,从而揭露真相。
史诗/神话:故事的中心斗争中处于冲突的大部队或扫描的伟大历史变革。
幻想:故事是鲜活的,其中心斗争是两个世界,——“真实”世界与一个虚构世界的斗争。
恐怖:故事的中心斗争集中在逃避斗争,最终战胜怪物(无论是人类或非人类)。
爱(爱情):故事的中心是两个人想要赢得或保持对方的爱。
科幻:故事的中心斗争来自一个科学想象的世界。
惊悚:故事的中心斗争讲述一个英雄对抗想要危害他的敌人。