Comparing book one to book six it is a clear how much growth Aeneas’ character has. In book one he thinks like a Trojan: full of emotion, curious, and loyalty for Troy. When the city was under siege from the Greeks, Hector told Aeneas to leave and not fight anymore. As any Trojan, his love for his country blinded him from thinking rationally. Instead, he woke up his men to fight a losing battle. The consequence is he was the only one survive; only cause of his mother, Venus, coming to warn him about the life of his family and future. Then and only then he went to his family. Virgil reveals how much of a Trojan Aeneas is. In order for Aeneas to become a Roman, he will have to give up many Trojan characteristics. During the encounter with Dido,