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    Summary Brisingr tells the story of Eragon, one of the two last free members of the dragon riders, a peace keeping order that was almost fully destroyed by the Dark King, Galbatorix. The story begins when Eragon goes with his cousin, Roran, to rescue Katrina, Rorans fiancée. After a fierce battle against Galbatorix’s most powerful servants, the Ra’zac, Katrina is rescued and Roran and Katrina escape to join the Varden, an organization that opposes the Dark King. Eragon stays back to decide what to do with Katrina’s father, Sloan, whom he found in the tower where Katrina was hidden. Because Sloan had murdered a watchman from Eragon’s village, Eragon knew that Sloan must be punished. However, in order to prevent Sloan’s hanging, Eragon decided to lay a curse upon him instead that would prevent him from ever approaching Katrina again. He sent him to the Elven kingdom and secretly asked the queen to restore Sloan’s eyesight if he repented for what he had done.…

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    Eragon Book One Essay

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    I'm currently reading Eragon book one of a four book series by Christopher Paolini . Im on page 149. The book is about Adventure and finding one's own self identity, The Story begins in the mystical land of alagaesia, where a young boy named Eragon is hunting for animals to store for the winter because his family lives outside of the main town. while he's chasing a deer he gets hit by an explosion.leading him to the Bluestone which turns out to be a dragon egg. He finds out about the history of…

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    Eragon Character Analysis

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    What Has Been Lost An impossible task. The challenge of defeating an undefeatable king. An old-time hero is thrown into an epic journey with a younger, slightly clueless hero. “So...it starts again. However it may be, my station is unchanged” (Paolini, Eragon 98). The storyteller Brom states this when he first lays eyes upon Eragon’s dragon, Saphira, who exists in the novel Eragon by Christopher Paolini. Eragon is the main character in the story. Paolini opens the reader’s emotions to allow…

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    Eragon | Book vs Movie The movie industry has become one of the largest and most influential industries in American History. So much so that for the last century, movie producers have started making films based on popular books; In fact these movies have become a staple in the movie business. However, most of the time, the movies that producers choose to bring to the silver screen have been difficult to adapt and often do not follow the same storyline as their origin. Some of the time this trait…

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    Eragon is the classic coming of age story but with a spin of fantasy. The 15-year-old Eragon from Christopher Paolini’s “Eragon” Is originally a poor farmer boy living a relatively comfortable life until he gets thrown in a world of magic and secret rebellions. This shows that he can adapt easily. He also faces great danger in his adventure and this shows that he is extremely brave.Eragon also had many difficulties in his path to revenge against the ra’zac and could have easily given up. This…

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    own style. She took as many elements of the system as she could, but due to pricey materials she had to find ways to improvise. The Montessori system includes a heavy focus on individual learning and instruction as well as an early development of writing. Therefore, Paolini along with his sister grew up with an exceptional writing ability. Eragon began as a fun summer project as a break between his high school graduation at age 15 and his beginning of college. Originally Paolini did not even set…

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    Eragon Mythology

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    Eragon the land of magic, dragons, betrayal, friendship and the legend of a hero who teaches us that even though we may seem small and insignificant we actually have a great adventure and power stirring inside us. Eragon is a simple farm boy living in the small town of carvahall. This mere boy, simple and ignorant of the world outside himself, is soon to set off on an adventure full of exploration of his mind, power, and the land that is Algesia. The author, Christopher Paolini was inspired by…

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    Abuse Of Power In Literature

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    to commit treason. Then, when he went into hiding to grow his new dragon, Morzan followed and learned black magic, furthering his own corruption. The other twelve of the Thirteen Forsworn followed Galbatorix for similar reasons. They were corrupt and power hungry, and wanted revenge for what they had perceived as personal slights perpetrated by the Order. Morzan’s dragon was a red one, as was his sword, Za’roc. Red is the color of blood, war, and conflict; these meanings are embodied by Murtagh…

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    The most prominent theme in Eragon is good vs evil. The idea of this theme is to explain that: wherever evil exists, the good side will always succeed. Christopher Paolini cleverly utilises characterization to set each character in either the good or evil category. The evil side in Eragon is represented through Galbatorix and his tyrannical Empire and the good is represented by the rebellious Varden and how they are fighting for their freedom by trying to rid Alagaesia of this tyrant. These are…

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    Eragon Movie Vs Book

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    As a student, I am better at reading rather than a writing, or listening. I am more interested in fantasy books due the adventurous vibes it gives you while reading. The first fantasy book I read was, Eragon, written by, Christopher Paolini. This book was absolutely phenomenal just like the rest of fantasy related books. This is because not only the character development was great, but the story actually gives you enough detail to visualize the background sequence of the tale. I rejoice in…

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