Change In Christopher Paolini's Eragon
In the book Eragon by Christopher Paolini, it starts off with a young boy named Eragon who finds a stone, which turns out to be a dragon egg. Eragon becomes a Rider, and raises the dragon secretly, until suspicions from his village finally drive him out. Brom, the old storyteller from his village, follows him until Eragon finally lets him travel with him. Brom teaches him many things and they try to find the Ra’zac and kill them for revenge on killing Eragon’s uncle Garrow. They go on a very cool adventure, and at the end, Eragon finds safety in the Varden, a group of elves and dwarfs who rebel against the evil king and Rider Galbatorix. Throughout the story, the mood of the story changes due to the change of setting, the change in the feelings
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At first Eragon was more sensitive, got made really easily, was kind of annoying with his questions, but the mood was still very light and mysterious kind of. For instance, Eragon’s curiosity about the dragons led him to asking Brom about them. On pg 54, Christopher writes, “‘How big were the dragons?’... ‘Did dragons live very long?’...‘But they were animals,’ Eragon persisted. Brom snorted…” This shows Eragon’s feelings at the beginning. During his journey, he became less curious, bolder, and had more control of his emotions. On pg. 170-171, it states, “The long days and strenuous work stripped Eragon’s body of excess fat. He arms became corded and his tanned skin rippled with lean muscles. Everything about me is turning hard, he thought dryly.” This shows him now, and the mood being more serious due to the fact that Eragon is more serious now. This proves that the mood of the story changes due the change in the feelings of Eragon. Lastly, the mood of the story changes because of the discoveries Eragon makes. After finding Saphira’s egg, he becomes a Rider, and the mood gets more serious. Being a Rider caused the mood to become more serious, because he had to go against the powerful king and against his army of soldiers and thousands of monsters. When he meets the Varden, he learns more things, and the mood changes from serious to mysterious. So, the mood of the story changes with each discovery
At first Eragon was more sensitive, got made really easily, was kind of annoying with his questions, but the mood was still very light and mysterious kind of. For instance, Eragon’s curiosity about the dragons led him to asking Brom about them. On pg 54, Christopher writes, “‘How big were the dragons?’... ‘Did dragons live very long?’...‘But they were animals,’ Eragon persisted. Brom snorted…” This shows Eragon’s feelings at the beginning. During his journey, he became less curious, bolder, and had more control of his emotions. On pg. 170-171, it states, “The long days and strenuous work stripped Eragon’s body of excess fat. He arms became corded and his tanned skin rippled with lean muscles. Everything about me is turning hard, he thought dryly.” This shows him now, and the mood being more serious due to the fact that Eragon is more serious now. This proves that the mood of the story changes due the change in the feelings of Eragon. Lastly, the mood of the story changes because of the discoveries Eragon makes. After finding Saphira’s egg, he becomes a Rider, and the mood gets more serious. Being a Rider caused the mood to become more serious, because he had to go against the powerful king and against his army of soldiers and thousands of monsters. When he meets the Varden, he learns more things, and the mood changes from serious to mysterious. So, the mood of the story changes with each discovery