In 1948, Joseph Campbell wrote "The Hero with a Thousand Faces", in which he explained his theory that every hero, in the writings of all cultures, has always taken specific steps in their journey to complete the story. Campbell's theory on the hero's quest is used in some form for the creation of all heroes in modern works of literature and movies. Many of the steps in Campbell's theory of the hero's quest can be found …showed first 75 words of 763 total…

…showed last 75 words of 763 total…the final six steps, the hero's return, but not all modern heroic characters do. Because modern audiences bore easily, many times the return will be skipped to keep the movie from being to long. It is hard to believe that one basic guideline for the steps of a hero's quest has been used in all cultures since stories have been recorded, and that that guideline is still used in today's modern works like "Finding Nemo".