The Hero's Journey

I have noticed throughout the last couple of weeks, as we have been working on our mythology unit in English class, that there are few stories out there that do not follow the pattern of the hero's journey. Each story has a main character, usually the hero, that has some sort of quest or mission to complete and save either himself, his country, the world and/or his close friends and family. He always meets a wise man along the way that helps him to realize what he needs to do and how to accomplish it. Of course, there is always the villain, who will stop at nothing to get his way. Among these main character archetypes,there are often other characters who play an important part in helping or hindering the hero. My question is, are there ANY stories at all that you can think of that don't have a hero, villain and sage? I, myself, cannot think of any.

Hercules (The Disney Movie)

I haven't seen that movie in a really long time. I can't really remember even what it's about, but I wanted to respond to Kailey's questions. I think that all heros have problems, some of them just aren't as obvious as having anger management issues. Some heros over think things, act too quickly or too slowly. I don't think this is necessarily a bad thing. If they can work hard to overcome their weaknesses, they will become stronger people, and more indestructable as heros.