The best way I can say it to you is by saying that, for a second or two, I felt as though, instead of going to the centre of a continent, I were about to set off for the centre of the earth." ... It is a world of it's own, not blinded by city lights, crime, and noisy cars. ...
Modern heroes share many characteristics of ancient heroes in Greek, Roman, Asian and other ancient cultures, despite being separated by two or more millennia of human advancement and progress (Hero's). ... This can be largely attributed to the massive changes in the basic morals, ideals and values of human society in the past two thousand years which created a new need for other, more compatible types of heroes (Bistrich). ... This system follows a common series of events, similar to the hero-quest, which many ancient heroes score very highly on, while more modern or realistic heroes rar...
