" by Theodor Kittelsen: a hero glimpses the end of his quest.]] This article is about the word, for other meanings see Quest A quest is a journey towards a goal used in mythology and literature as a plot. Quests can be found in the folklore of every nation.Josepha Sherman, Once upon a Galaxy p 142 ISBN 0-87483-387-6 In literature, the objects of quests require great exertion on the part of the hero, and the overcoming of many obstacles, typically including much travel. This travel also allows the storyteller to showcase exotic locations and cultures, which may, indeed, be the writer's objective if not the characters.Michael O. Riley, Oz and Beyond: The Fantasy World of L. Frank Baum, p 178-9, ISBN 0-7006-0832-X Quest objects ]]The hero's normal aim is to obtain something, or someone, by the quest and with this object return home.W. H. Auden, "The Quest He

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