Christopher Paolini's Eragon
The novel Eragon by, Christopher Paolini, tells the story of a farm boy named Eragon Bromsson, the protagonist, who finds a mysterious stone in The spine, a large forest where peculiar events take place, soon after he realises it is an egg, a dragon, Saphira, hatches for him; Eragon becomes the only Dragon Rider in existence for over one hundred years. A Dragon Rider holds the ability to talk to animals through thoughts and can use magical powers. This novel closely adheres to the narrative conventions of Fantasy. The characters develop include a male hero, as well as many mythological creatures. With one medieval, fantasy set realm, the novel’s setting is similarly highly fantastical. Having a male lead follows this narrative convention.
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The Elf in the novel Eragon is introduced to the readers when Eragon is placed in imprisonment and sees the Elf unconscious in the halls of the building. Elves are commonly derived from Norse mythology, which, is similar to the more common Greek mythology, but not exactly identical. The development of these creatures is closely derived from mythological descriptions of Dwarfs. The dragon, Saphira, is introduced to the readers when the stone, which is found to be an egg, hatches. Greek and Norse mythology both also speak of a creature known as a Dragon. Dragons are giant reptiles, in the fantasy genre the Dragon is typically fire-breathing dragons also tend to symbolise chaos or evil. During the development of the Dragon, Saphira Paolini (2011) wrote, “After all, how can a mere dragon expect to tell a man like yourself what to do? In fact, everyone should stand in awe of your brilliance of finding the only dead end. -Saphira” Dragons are commonly referred to as being alive in the Medieval time
As expected in a fantasy novel the protagonist, Eragon, …show more content…
The Elf in the novel Eragon is introduced to the readers when Eragon is placed in imprisonment and sees the Elf unconscious in the halls of the building. Elves are commonly derived from Norse mythology, which, is similar to the more common Greek mythology, but not exactly identical. The development of these creatures is closely derived from mythological descriptions of Dwarfs. The dragon, Saphira, is introduced to the readers when the stone, which is found to be an egg, hatches. Greek and Norse mythology both also speak of a creature known as a Dragon. Dragons are giant reptiles, in the fantasy genre the Dragon is typically fire-breathing dragons also tend to symbolise chaos or evil. During the development of the Dragon, Saphira Paolini (2011) wrote, “After all, how can a mere dragon expect to tell a man like yourself what to do? In fact, everyone should stand in awe of your brilliance of finding the only dead end. -Saphira” Dragons are commonly referred to as being alive in the Medieval time