The FOOL TRIUMPHANT Genre

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An underestimated “fool” is pitted against an establishment but proves their hidden value to everyone, resulting in their triumph! Fool Triumphant stories are about heroes who don’t fit in but can teach us something about life.

The 3 elements of a FOOL TRIUMPHANT story are:

1) A fool whose innocence is their strength and whose gentle manner makes them likely to be ignored—by all but a jealous “Insider” who knows too well.
2) An establishment, the people or group a fool comes up against, either within their midst, or after being sent to a new place in which they do not fit—at first.
3) A transmutation in which the fool becomes someone or something new, often including a “name change” that’s taken on either by accident or as a disguise.

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