In writing, there is generally a push to be original, as there is with most art. To do something new, exciting, and fresh. To break out of the old molds and create a masterpiece. But I think most of us write a more โ€œcollectiveโ€ version of fiction, where we share a theme, an archetype, a trope, or [โ€ฆ]

Archetypes and Variation Fiction