Brisingr Reading Jornal

Today's Date:

11/20/2008

Title, Author, Publisher, Copyright date:

Brisingr, Christopher Paolini, Alfred A Knopf, Copyright 2008

Briefly Describe:

Brisingr is a book about a young farmer who's fate is to be a Dragon Rider and to free Alagaesia from the evil Galbatorix.

Protagonist,

Eragon, Saphira

Antagonist,

Galbatorix

other major characters

Arya, Nasuada, Oromis, Glaedr, Roran

Briefly describe the setting.

This book is set in a fictional world comparable to the Medevil times in our world, only with Dragons and Magic.

Is the point of view first person, third person, or third person omniscient?

Third person

Summarize the plot.

Eragon and Saphira, rescue Katrina and then find a chance to return to Ellesmera for a few days of teaching and to obtain Eragon's new sword before returning to help Nasuada take a city.

Describe the theme (the quintessential meaning or purpose of the book in two sentences)

For Eragon and Saphira to obtain knowledge about Galbatorix's power and how they might defeat him as well as advancing their own abilities so that they will be able to defeat him and Murtaugh when the time comes.

What is the author's worldview? (maybe the characters display behavior to support a particular view)

Probably Atheist. The Elves in the book were placed above everyone else intellectually because they had magic and a more “complete” view of the world. Paolini seemed to infer that the Elves were correct and that everyone else wasn't.

Why did you like or dislike this book?

I like this book, first, because it is well written, it easily draws you into the story. The second reason is that Paolini realistically portrays the ability of having magic, making this power extremely desirable to the reader. In essence Paolini draws you into the story in a way that makes you want to be in the story, you want to be a Dragon Rider.