This book is a cool book because one of the real life issues that it addresses is that the government doesn't always work in the favor of the people. Eragon lives in a very poor village and no matter how much the people plea to the government, the government doesn't care in slightest bit about their town. Also it adresses the issue of people being very poor in the world. Eragon lives in a family that just barely makes enough money to survive the harsh winter that happens in his area.