Batman, Robin and Alfred the butler are all in the quest film The Dark Knight Rises. Batman is the hero of the quest, Robin is the helper/guide, and Alfred is the wise old man who gives advice. This quest story has a lot in common with the book True Grit by Charles Portis. In the quest novel, Mattie Ross fits the description of the quest hero. Reuben (Rooster) Cogburn fits the wise old man as he acts as a father figure towards Mattie Ross and knows the gang that Tom Chaney (the bad guy) is with. LaBoeuf fits the help guide as he helps catch murderer Tom Chaney. Mattie Ross, a character from the novel True Grit, fits the role of the Quest Hero in many ways. The first is that a herald calls him to the quest. In every quest story, there is a herald who calls the quest hero to “step” into action. Tom Chaney kills his father. This turns into Matties' Herald. She wants revenge on Tom Chaney and sees him killed by his own hands or hanged in Fort Smith. She tells Rooster, "I want him to know that he is being punished for killing my father" (65) because she fears that Tom Chaney will only be punished for killing a senator in another state. She takes matters into her own hands because the State does nothing. Another example of Mattie being the hero of the quest is that she has a near-death experience. In almost every quest story, the quest hero has a near-death experience or some sort of banishment. For example, Mattie falls into a deep pit full of snakes. It's a death experience. She even said to herself, “Thank God. Someone came. Soon I will be out of this hellish place” (240). Mattie is in the pit for a while, and the pit is "hellish", meaning she sees the place where the dead go. Wh...... middle of paper ......e Sharps Rifle. Labeouf is also extremely accurate with the rifle. He even saves Rooster Cogburn with “Laboeuf's magnificent shot on the moving rider exceeded six hundred meters! » (231). Laboeuf's skill and weapon prove their worth. If Labeouf wasn't here, Mattie and Rooster Cogburn would be dead. All of these characters are essential to the plot and story of the novel “True Grit”. Mattie Ross is important because without a quest hero, there is no quest story. The Rooster is important because he provides information about the gang of thieves. Laboeuf is important because Mattie would not have succeeded if he had not been there to pull Mattie out of the pit. Overall, Mattie Ross accomplished her goal of seeing Tom Chaney killed, Rooster saved Mattie, and Labeouf got his money back. Even though Mattie has her arm amputated, she lives happily ever after with her bank and her church.!