Asking Questions

Eon Dragoneye Reborn
Alison Goodman

Is Eona a hero? Or has she just made a mistake that gets her into more and more trouble?

   I think that the main character in my book, Eona (or Eon, since she's disguised as a boy), is a real hero. She and her master made a desperate gamble -- entering her in the competition to become a Dragoneye, even though girls aren't allowed. But instead of being picked by the Rat Dragon, Eona is chosen by the lost Mirror Dragon, who hasn't been seen for five hundred years. With no older Dragoneye to guide her, Eona has no way to contact her dragon. Many times she is tempted to give up, or confess that she's a girl, or run away. But every time, she's kept back by the knowledge that it's not just herself who's in danger. The future of the empire pretty much rests on her shoulders, because she is "the only thing standing between a council in the control of Ido and one that still served the emperor and the land." (Alison Goodman, Eon Dragoneye Reborn 310) Even though she's scared out of her wits and constantly feels like a failure, she stays put for the sake of everyone who's depending on her.

   "Kindness". mbao002 (Username, I suppose, of the person who created the image). Clker.com. Rolera LLC, Aug. 29. 2011. Web. Nov. 30. 2011.

   I chose this image because if you look at it not as having the world in your hands, but as having the world in your hands and having to be very, very careful not to drop it, it's a pretty good representation of Eona's situation. Plus, with all that dragon power at her beck and call, Eona really does have the world at her fingertips -- she constantly struggles against the desire for more power.

   "Dictionary Series -- Self-Sacrifice" Can Stock Photo canstockphoto.com, Nov. 1 2011. Web. Dec. 3 2011.

    Okay, so this one's kind of obvious, but Eona does make a huge self-sacrifice, all through this book and the next one. Almost everything she does she does to keep her secret, so that people like her maid won't get into trouble.