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Inheritance Cycle Battles Tactical Analysis - Surprise Epilogue

Oct 17, 2013 23:41

Well I last ended on the Battle of Urû'baen where Galbatorix ended the war by nuking himself. Now beautiful as ending things in nuclear fission is (I'm sure citizens of Hiroshima and Nagasaki would agree), there are still some issues that need to be adressed. Over the Varden's whole campaign, what has been their consistency, their way of thinking, ( Read more... )

lack of logic, eragon (character), eragon (book), inheritance

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anonymous October 17 2013, 22:27:06 UTC

As a history buff and sociologist (main interest: Sociological analysis of history), I have to say that you were spot on on your analysis of the Rebellion's Roots.

In fact the more I think about it, and read essays/critical reviews on the Inheritance Cycle, I become ever more convinced that Galbatorix (CP needs to thank Uderzo and Asterix for this one) isn't actually the bad guy. I mean, CP tried to make him evil but that image does not seem to reflect on the populace. On the other hand, Eragon seems to be written to be a hero but somewhere down the line CP must have stumbled upon a Spawn/Wolverine comic or maybe even a Conan book and ended up creating a sociopath who rides a immensely high horse.

While not adress the living conditions of the populace the better, it'll just upset me and CP is not worth it. Then again, you were spot on, again.

Cheers,

N. Loureiro

anonymous October 18 2013, 00:00:39 UTC

Regarding the propaganda, a theory I heard is that the books were revisionist propaganda written by an annalist with the threat of death over his head. It was supposed to show how heroic the Varden were but the truth records showed otherwise and the annalist could only fudge so much of it.

-Dragonturtle Monk

blackmanga October 18 2013, 11:50:25 UTC

Great article. Seems our birthdays are on the same day XD. 17th of October ( ... )

kris_norge November 1 2013, 00:49:25 UTC

Well, close actually. My birthday is on the 14th, I just got this done a bit late. We share the same sun sign though. I like your Arya a lot. And the following:
Arya - Wouldn't that just make the miracle a ticking clock scenario, distract Eragon, draw the attention of the king, waste thousands of lives, and make us a big, open target against an army with vastly superior numbers?

Nasuada - Yes! But I won't allow such concerns to dominate my mind!
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Made my day.

m1garand8 October 27 2013, 01:08:25 UTC

Was there any mention in the books that the Varden soldiers were formally trained in combat, especially after their alliance with Surda and the Dwarfs? It seems to me that the soldiers kind of sprung up "fully trained" like in a RTS game.

Your idea for the series is actually great. I'll probably read it. =D

kris_norge October 31 2013, 12:59:03 UTC

We see them sparring at several points but we never get the specifics of their training. But Paolini tries to make us believe that the villagers of Carvahall are tough enough to face down men who had been practicing swordplay all their lives. Plain fact is that most rebellions only succeed throug sheer numbers because they suffer from lesser quality of their equipment, training, and tactics. I'm not sure how much time these books cover, the pregancies of Katrina and especially Elain suggest an odd timeframe, but it's after Eragon's arrival that the Varden numbers start swelling seriously (for reasons I can't fathom) and a few months is NOT enough time to properly train a soldier.

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