I know what you mean. It's like, his chapters could be just summarized from Eragon's or Nasuada's POV, and you wouldn't miss much. Especially those chapters in Brisingr with him doing raids. Why should I care?
I think the disconnect could be caused because he is not really that interesting in himself. You never get to know little things he likes, his childhood experiences, and he does not really have a plot apart from Eragon or Nasuada. He never really interacts with characters we haven't seen, except for Carn, and that was one of the more interesting parts. You never see him have interests outside traveling or fighting. Eragon's and Nasuada's chapters are more varied, they are more central to the plot, and they also have interests of their own. I mean, Eragon has interesting character development at least, and Nasuada has a somewhat weird world view. That is what makes them more interesting than Roran, at least in my opinion.
And I think these chapters are still the most interesting Roran chapters, as he is at least doing something plot-relevant.
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Date: 2022-04-20 02:46 pm (UTC)I think the disconnect could be caused because he is not really that interesting in himself. You never get to know little things he likes, his childhood experiences, and he does not really have a plot apart from Eragon or Nasuada. He never really interacts with characters we haven't seen, except for Carn, and that was one of the more interesting parts.
You never see him have interests outside traveling or fighting. Eragon's and Nasuada's chapters are more varied, they are more central to the plot, and they also have interests of their own. I mean, Eragon has interesting character development at least, and Nasuada has a somewhat weird world view. That is what makes them more interesting than Roran, at least in my opinion.
And I think these chapters are still the most interesting Roran chapters, as he is at least doing something plot-relevant.