In mythology and literature, a quest, a journey towards a goal, serves as a plot device and (frequently) as a symbol. Quests appear in the folklore of every nation and also figure prominently in non-national cultures. 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. The aspect of travel also allows the storyteller to showcase exotic locations and cultures (an objective of the narrator, not of the character).
The hero normally aims to obtain something or someone by the quest, and with this object to return home. The object can be something new, that fulfills a lack in his life, or something that was stolen away from him or someone with authority to dispatch him.
Sometimes the hero has no desire to return. Sir Galahad's quest for the Holy Grail is to find it, not return with it. A return may, indeed, be impossible: Aeneas quests for a homeland, having lost Troy at the beginning of Virgil's Aeneid, and he does not return to Troy to re-found it but settles in Italy (to become an ancestor of the Romans).
Plot
Quest is the city's next up and coming rap star. He has just signed his dream record deal when he is given the unfortunate news that his brother, William, was brutally murdered in his apartment with a mysterious girl named Maria. His brothers former girlfriend, Melinda, has been acting strangely as of late and Quest searches for the truth of what really happened. Meanwhile, Melinda hooks up with Michael who has been swindling money from unsuspecting investors for the past 5 years. Bald Head, a bumbling yet lovable street hustler, is struggling to balance life between Lisa, the girl that he desperately loves, and his drug-lord boss Mike. Johnny Guns, a local arms dealer, is in his own tug of war between Frank from the Giovanni family and a local Dominican gang leader named Julio. At the center of these intricately entwined stories is a common thread known only as the Dark Figure. Each player is faced with the same decision between the darkness and the truth. Can the truth outshine the darkness?
There's Still Hope. Even in the Dark.
Plot
Quinn Becket is a science teacher who is bored with his job and thinks his life is boring. As a result, he takes his family, friends, and girlfriend for granted. Quinn has the heart of an adventurer and he spends his free time dreaming about exploring the galaxy and discovering the unknown. He will soon get more than he bargains for when he meets an android named Quest who claims that he is sent to Earth to learn about humanity. Quinn's mundane life suddenly takes a surprising turn as he is put into the action with the fate of humanity hanging in the balance.
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