Blog Reflection

I chose this blog post where I connected characters because this shows my ability to be creative and make connections with other characters in other books and movies. I connect the character known as Sloan to Vernon Dursley from the Harry Potter series. This is because they are both skeptical and cruel. This shows how I can analyze these characters in order to connect them with each other. Making connections and analyzing characters is exactly what is needed for the blog. I was also able to connect Galbatorix to Voldemort because they both overthrew these people and became rulers themselves.

 One goal that I have next trimester for reading is that I want to read longer lengths and I want to read more often. One area of improvement that I need to work towards is increasing the amount of time that I am able to read. I plan to do this by choosing more interesting books for me.  One goal that I have for writing next trimester is being able to include more figurative language in my writing. I could improve on my diction and figurative speech. I plan to do this by using more of these in real life and other places so that it becomes more natural.

 

In Eragon, the characters live in a cold climate. This impacts the story because the cold climate makes it harder for the traders to arrive in the village. It makes it more desolate and poor. It forces the main characters to do everything in their power to survive. They need to work harder because the cold climate can affect their harvest, making it harder to live.

In my book, I believe that the author uses external conflicts to move the plot along. One conflict is that they are trying to stop hunger and poverty in their village. There is also Eragon trying to decide where to hide his dragon from the rest of the people so that they don't see it. This one is minor, but Eragon also has to find out how he will do his job for Horst in order to pay back for the meat if he has to do his housework. One internal conflict was Eragon debating whether he should keep the stone/egg.

In the book, the character's most authentic moment is when he is spending time with the dragon. It shows that he is a caring person and tries his best to keep an open mind about things. He also cares for his family when he goes hunting in The Spine in order to find meat for his family. He also brings meat back home from the butcher. He helps with chores in the field and in the house.

One conversation that I would like to have in this book is with Eragon. I would ask him how it felt to discover that he found a dragon egg. I would ask him why he chose to keep the stone/egg after he found out that it was worth nothing to the traders. I'd like to talk about his dragon with him. It would be very interesting to find out what it is like to own an actual dragon.

Some characters in my book are similar to other characters that I have seen. Sloan is similar to Vernon Dursley from the Harry Potter series. They both are total jerks to the main character. They also hate foreign or magical objects. Galbatorix is comparable to Lord Voldemort. He was a very gifted dragon rider, just like Tom Riddle was a very gifted wizard. Galbatorix overthrew the other dragon riders and Voldemort overthrew the Ministry of Magic. Eragon is like Harry because they start off seemingly worthless, but they find out they have something or discovered something special.

One theme that is very meaningful to my life that exists in this book is: it's not good to let a first impression completely define someone/something. If you are a person like me, then you may not always be the best at first impressions. When people judge you based on whatever first impression that you give them, it can be a harmful thing because they will not know who you truly are. A year ago, I may have forgot to turn my homework in a few times, but those few mistakes that I thought seemed minor forced the teacher to have a bad attitude towards me. I also have judged by first impressions before, but I really don't mean to.

This work, Eragon, tells us that people and nature can bond deeply if they just spend enough time with it. Eragon and the other people who rode dragons in the past spent much time to bond with their dragon. This can also be applied to real life. People who spend more time with nature are more likely to be happy with it. People who spend much time indoors tend to not like nature as much.