Editing Eragon (section)

==Compare and Contrast== 

Eragon himself is a medieval rip-off of Luke Skywalker, copying his story in damn near every way. See below for the evidence:

*Luke Skywalker: He was raised on a farm by his aunt and uncle because his parents both died ''(at least his mother)'' .  He lives like this until he and his uncle come across some droids which were carrying information vital to the rebellion. He learns that he is force-sensitive, making him a candidate for the legendary Jedi. His home is destroyed and his aunt and uncle are killed by troops of the empire, who had been tracking the droids. Luke meets an old hermit storytelling wizard by the name of Obi-Wan Kenobi ''(revealed to be a former member of the Jedi)''. Obi-Wan takes him on a journey to become a Jedi and join the Rebellion.  Along the way they meet and get help from a smuggler on the run called Han Solo and his right-hand Wookie, Chewbacca, who prove invaluable after Obi-Wan's death.  They rescue a strong princess ''(technically not with the destruction of Alderaan, but originally yes)'' called Leia.  Luke is responsible for winning the first major battle in the movies by blowing up the Death Star, thanks to a distraction from Han Solo and Chewbacca.

*Eragon: He was raised on a farm by his uncle along with his cousin because his parents both died ''(at least his mother)'' . He lives like this until he comes across a dragon egg which was vital to the elven rebellion. He sees the egg hatch for him, making him a candidate for the legendary Dragon Riders.  His home is destroyed and his uncle is killed by agents of the empire ''(NOT Ringwraith rip-offs actually, aside from being powerful henchmen of the main villain, wearing hoods and having some form of breath attack the Ra'zac and the Nazgul have nothing in common)'', who had been tracking the egg. Eragon meets an old hermit storytelling wizard by the name Brom ''(revealed to be a former member of the Dragon Riders)'' . Brom takes him on a journey to become a Dragon Rider and join the Varden. Along the way they meet and get help from a rogue on the run called Murtagh, who proves invaluable after Brom's death.  They rescue a strong princess called Arya.  Eragon is responsible for winning the first major battle in the books by killing the Shade, Durza, thanks to a distraction from Arya and Saphira.

BTW, this mentor once fought his father, who betrayed the Riders, in a volcano ''(albeit a dormant one)''.  Also, the evil king's rise to power involved studying dark magic, killing his master and exploiting the racism in a civilization.