- "And what would give him more satisfaction than hunting down the strangers? A terrible energy and strength began to grow in him. It grabbed his emotions and forged them into a solid bar of anger with one word stamped on it: revenge. His head pounded as he said with conviction, I will do it." In the beginning of the story, Eragon is very protective of his close family and friends. He knew that the Ra'zac were much stronger than him but he felt the need to get revenge for his uncle was greater than his own safety. Indirect
- "Rage welled up in Eragon. He had chased the Ra’zac for so many weeks that the pain of their murderous deed had dulled within him. But his vengeance was at hand. His wrath exploded like a volcano, fueled even more by his pent-up fury at the slaves’ plight. A roar broke from his lips, echoing like a thunderstorm as he snatched his bow from his back. Deftly, he fit an arrow to the string and loosed it. Two more followed an instant later." Eragon lets his emotions take control over him and lashes out against his logical thinking. He still is very compassionate and protective of others. He will put himself in danger for the innocent.Eragonreally shows himself as the "hero" character. Indirect
- "Murtagh gazed at him coldly, then swung his blade at Torkenbrand’s neck. “No!” shouted Eragon, but it was too late. Torkenbrand’s decapitated trunk crumpled to the ground in a puff of dirt. His head landed with a hard thump. Eragon rushed to Murtagh, his jaw working furiously. “Is your brain rotten?” he yelled, enraged. “Why did you kill him?”" Eragon has the compassionate mind of a hero throughout the whole story. From this quote, you can see that although Torkenbrand threatened them, Eragon still felt that he had the right to live. He shows that he's not only powerful, but he knows when to use his power. Indirect. In the end, Eragon is essentially still the same character. He keeps his compassionate personality and bravery for the whole book. His care for others, and his heroic nature as an outgoing person is apparent throughout the whole story.
- "We have to go back, he pleaded. The strangers are coming to the farm. Garrow has to be warned. Turn around!" Eragon greatly values his family and friends, almost more than himself. He can be described as very compassionate and understanding, but makes rash decisions under pressure. He is very curious, but he is willing to put himself in danger for the sake of others.
- "And what would give him more satisfaction than hunting down the strangers? A terrible energy and strength began to grow in him. It grabbed his emotions and forged them into a solid bar of anger with one word stamped on it: revenge." Eragon's uncle is killed when a group of strangers come to their home searching for the dragon egg. Eragon is faced with the choice of hunting down these strangers and seek revenge for his uncle, or staying home with his dragon, putting the villagers in danger. Direct
- "His head pounded as he said with conviction, I will do it."d pounded as he said with conviction, I will do it." Eragon is very protective of his close family and friends. He knew that the Ra'zac were much stronger than he, but he felt the need to get revenge for his uncle was greater than his own safety. Faced with the emotions from his uncle's death, he firmly states that he will hunt down the murderers. Direct