I agree with Willa Cather on the idea of repeating stories. However, I think that a lot of authors, when they are writing a story, they are aware that the same thing happens to other people. And it is their goal to make readers feel connected to the story. And even if the bases of the stories are the same, there would always be variations in every story. It's inevitable that human stories repeat over and over. After all, we all belong to the same species.
An example of a common experience shared by all of us would be yearning for something we can't get. The more impossible getting the thing is, the more we want it. That is human nature. Characters in stories often have the same problem, and most of the time that could lead to a series of conflicts and struggles.
When I first came to PAS, I had to learn English and get used to the environment here. I believe a lot of people have similar experiences; to fit into a new environment, or to acculturate. The meeting of two cultures is also a very common theme. The whole process of growing up is common to everyone, anyway. We all have to learn, discover new things, get along with our parents, go to school, and etc. Then we all grow old and eventually die. The end.
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