Archetypes

Take a look at this site on archetypes. Fascinating how the same story elements keep cropping up again and again throughout mythology and popular fiction.

Who was it that was raised by step parents, but always felt like they didn't belong. Around puberty they suddenly found out the truth about their true destiny and were ushered into a world where they could achieve that destiny. Am I talking about King Arthur? Cinderella? Neo from The Matrix? Luke Skywalker? Harry Potter? Hercules? Can you think of others?