Eragon from the Inheritance Cycle and Rand Al’thor from the Wheel of Time are at first glance are deceptively unique. A closer look will reveal that they have many of the same ideals and even their starting points are similar, if not exactly the same. Also adding to the similarities is the fact that both characters come from a series of books, granted one is longer than the other.
In the first books of each series both characters start out living much of their life as humble farmers. Being taught to care for the farm animals and plants and handling everything that farms do. (Keep in mind that these are more medieval farms and not modern ones. Both are also raised close to fairly small and secluded villages. The similarities do not stop there however, oh no. Once both characters are into their young adult years their towns are thrust into danger and the characters must flee to escape the evil that hunts them.
Then at long last the stories begin to differ, while both end up as people of vast importance and eventually end up as heroes, Rand has a much longer and more difficult journey than Eragon, even turning almost dark over the course of several books. Eragon’s battle is to simply unseat an evil king, powerful though he may be if put up against Rand’s adversaries he would pale in comparison.
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