The Hero's Journey is sometimes called "Quest Theory." The term "Quest" misleadingly implies a certain type of story (Arthurian legend, Dragon's Lair, Damsel in Distress, Treasure Hunt) etc.
Replace the treasure in the dragon's lair or the damsel in the tower with that which your Hero requires and you will see that all stories are actually Quests. If it's not a tangible (fire (power), treasure, bride etc) then it's an intangible (New Self; the Quest for Transformation). [The tangible is a metaphor for the intangible].
In Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Olive wants to win the beauty pageant.
In Thelma and Louise (1991), Thelma desperately wants to change her life. When she pulls a gun on the officer, takes his belt and glasses - that is her treasure, the embodiment of her New Self.
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