Eragon and the Great Realization

    As Eragon's small isolated town in Carvahall lives a normal life, the lives of those who live lives in the southern region are vastly different. Unfortunately, Eragon's adventures bring him and endorse him in the lives of those who are much closer to the Capitol. Slavery is very common in the country and are treated like animals. Eragon sights an auction house that sells slaves by the hordes, and while in the desert he encounters slavers, who think of Eragon as an object more than a human being. Along with this the King has his own Personal agents, the Ra'zac, who use very torturous and lethal ways to kill their targets. Eragon's uncle is doused in a poison that takes days for the subject to die, while the pain sears through him at every second. In addition, the Empire kills off innocents by the throngs, using monstrous mercenaries to do their work. These are urgals, a savage race intent on killing and slaughtering. The Empire is secretly allied with them, and the Urgals can do the empires bidding and make it look like the Urgals fault. Eragon comes across a deserted town, until the stack of bodies is found in the center. A babies head is impaled on the top... Another casualty by the Empire. The Empire also has a policy in which they usually murder the woman and children along with their enemies, even after the battle is over.
     In conclusion, Eragon has finally bloomed from his isolated town and found out the Empires true intentions. These past experiences may affect his choice of siding with the Varden, Empire, Elves, Dwarves, or Riders. I want to use this information to determine who he will choose.

Abandoned Halfway

   

    This picture was taken in Ireland, when it was rebelling against Britain. The cause of the Destruction of the car was unknown, but I think this car has more meaning then just a fatal accident. I think that the car shows the Irish during the rebellion, showing how they changed and also showing what could come to this country. If you look real closely the car is half on the road and half off. This, I think shows who the Irish were during the time period, they are half on the road of peace, yet half on the road of war. The Irish did protest during the revolution, but along with this they threw molotov cocktails at ships, robbed stores, and disrespected the laws the British had given them. In addition, the road slopes down, and then straight back up to rise to a greater elevation. I think that the picture is trying to show how you have to go down and fight for what you want to be brought back up. There was probably many casualties going down, but the outcome of rising up again is infinite.

    I can really feel the connection of these events. How could a burned-down peice of metal represent a whole enitre countries fight? I don't know, but I can still feel the connection. Sometimes you have to go down to be brung up.

Galbatorix's Silencer

    Currently I am re-reading the book of Eragon, and I am similiarly (Like I did in the HG) going to focus on the dictator/ruler of the main country. Every year in Carvahall, which is the town Eragon lives in, a group of traders come to sell the town all the goods they need that would last them the year. At the ending performance their is always a story-teller. At this one the story-teller Brom tells the real tale of how Galbatorix came to power. It shows how he killed most of his companions to gain leadership. Eragon's uncle then says that everyone here would have been executed if Imperial agents were here. This shows the true face of the Empire, which is ruled by a mad leader, who killed hundreds to be proclaimed as it.
    As I read the series I want to see what type of people were for the king, and what actions they take to get their assignments completed. I also want to pay close attention to the color scheme and environment of major cities, and their relationship to the King. I can see what beliefs the Empire is formed on.