Eragon: Dragons and Other Awesome Stuff

In the book Eragon, by Chistopher Paolini, the main character, named Eragon, is a teenager that is portrayed in many different ways. When he finds a dragon egg in the mountains, his whole life changes forever. With his life and other's lives always on the line, Eragon is forced into a situation he doesn't want to be in. One way Paolini portrays Eragon is as ignorant. When Saphira, Eragon's dragon, time and time again scolds Eragon for how he has acted, he does the same thing, despite Saphira's warnings and verbal punishments. Because of this trait, Eragon often gets in trouble, sometimes putting his and other people's lives in danger. At one point, Eragon made a foolish decision to venture into the cathedral that housed people that would cut off his limbs, and because he did, Brom died. Another way Paolini portrays Eragon is as mature. Though he is in such a dangerous situation, he never cries about how bad he has it or any other things. Instead, he uses his anger to power his hatred for the Empire that killed his Uncle Garrow. Though Brom never aknowoledges Eragon's maturity, you can tell it exists, even at the worst of times. This is how Christopher Paolini portrays teenagers, specifically Eragon, in the book Eragon.