Marlin realizes his son Nemo has been taken by strangers, and he must go after him.

Summary:

A hero feels like something's missing his their life and a call to action leads them on the journey.

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Marlin has a flashback to when all 99 of his children died including his wife except for him and Nemo.

Summary:

A hero is afraid to continue on with the journey and stay stuck because of fear out of what has happened in the past.

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Marlin is sent Dory and she is not the same as Marlin but she is unique in a way that helps Marlin on the journey, even if she can be different.

Summary:

A hero typically cannot do the journey on their own so they're sent someone to help them along their way.

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Along Marlin and Dory's way they run into sharks and are invited in for a party, but once Dory starts bleeding the sharks begin to chase after them to attack them and eat them.

Summary:

A hero will finally pass into the real adventure once they pass through something they aren't usually used to or something that they have a fear of.

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Marlin and Dory are swallowed by a huge whale because Dory thinks the whale is a fish.

Summary:

A hero is swallowed into misery and then rebirthed into something new, their new self.

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Marlin and Dory come across jellyfish but Dory doesn't know and wants to race through them. When she races through them, Marlin chases her through them and while doing so gets stung a lot.

Summary:

A hero gets out of the situation they're stuck in and trys to

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Marlin and Dory meet Crush and are helped by him to find the place where Nemo is and rescue him.

Summary:

A hero will encounter someone who is wise that will help them along the way of their journey.

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Marlin is tempted to turn away from saving Nemo when he sees the Dentist's niece, Darling.

Summary:

A hero is trying to save the character, they get stuck because whoever they were trying to save is trapped by someone evil.

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Marlin and Dory meet Crush and he gives them advice on how to save Nemo and he talks to Marlin about his past and gives him advice on it.

Summary:

A hero's center part of their journey, they must finally confront the person or thing that holds power over their life.

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Marlin goes through a moment of grief when Nemo goes missing, he doesn't want to admit that he's gone, but he has a change of heart and begins to be determined to find Nemo.

Summary:

A hero's former self will have to "die" and a new one is born to push through the end to get to the story's climax.