Thursday, February 5, 2015

Bran 2

With the second part of Bran's chapter it was right before he was going to adventure out to kings landing with his father and decided to do some adventuring. So Bran is a really great climber and his family always worries over him falling so with this his fall in the chapter looked like an accident.Jaime pushes Bran out the window for a few reasons due to her and her brother talking about plans and having sex with each other or described in Bran's words "wrestling". This chapter is important due to the fact Bran is now in a coma for god knows how long. We also do find out what Jaime and Cersie where planning on doing. I liked it due to the fact that the chapter just felt like a growing up experience for him then everything changed once Jamie and Cersie where introduced. I also found it very disgusting due to the fact that they were brother and sister having sex because it was frowned upon in that society too. The quote with "The things I do for love" was really weird due to the fact it was not just a brother-sisterly love it was more than that and pushed Bran off for it.

Bran 1

Chapter one Bran, is mainly centered around the execution of Gared a member of the night's watch and the decision to execute him by Ned Stark lord of Winterfell. Ned made his decision based on the fact that Gared had left two of his comrades to die alone and the only punishment that was just in Ned's mind was death. Ned carried out the execution which is kinda unusual for a lord to do himself, his reasoning was if you give the order of beheading you should do it yourself so he did with the help of the great-sword ice. The chapter also introduces an entourage of characters but the most intriguing  character in my opinion is Jon Snow the bastard son of Lord Stark. I disagree with Lord Stark's decision to execute Gared, personally if I saw a comrade (Waymar) murdered and then came back to life and killed my other comrade (Will) I would of ran away as well. I really liked the way Games of Thrones started and that is why I choose to write the summary over the first chapter Bran. The prologue Will, set up chapter one to play out the way it did and was an attention grabber from the begging.

Chapter 1 Brain

This chapter is important because it is the first part of the book. You are learning the the background of the setting of the book, the characters, and the lord. Ned is a jerk, is the first chapter he kills Gared for running away. Ned's son Robb witness Ned ( his father ) killing Gared. Robb didn't as if Gared deserved to go out the way he did. Ned believes one can only be a man when they are terrified. To be honest this book is a little tough to follow because I'm not into such type of themes. So i don't have much thought right now but besides trying to understand the charters and what is going on. Hopefully I will get more in to the book and will end up liking it. Maybe even watch the series. :)

Daenerys (pg.99-108)

The beginning of the chapter leads off with the wedding procession of Daenerys and Khal Drogo. Recently Daenerys was sold by her brother Viserys to Khal Drogo to wed. Viserys sold her in hopes that Lord Drogo would extend his army to Viserys, and as result Viserys would be able to win back his family's  rightful place of rulers of the Seven Kingdoms. Daenerys did not want to marry Drogo for many reasons: he was a hulking giant, they didn't speak the same language, and his people are known for their brutal savagery. The chapter follows Daenerys through the wedding, where she received gifts of all sorts. Including a majestic horse from her lord husband. Daenerys hope grew after she received the horse. The chapter closes with the consummation of their marriage under the open night sky, as tradition of the Dothraki. 
I chose this chapter first and for most because Daenerys is my favorite character. Despite all the obstacles she's up against and everything that is out of her control. She stays strong and makes herself grow up. I think her character is relatable because most people have faced some sort of ordeal where they were forced to grow up. 
This chapter is a turning point in the book because Viserys has finally obtained an army to fight for the throne of the seven kingdoms. This chapter foreshadows a battle in the near future that could change the whole dynamic of the book. 
Controversial topics in this chapter include: abuse, selling women, murder, and public "relations" (worth of women).  
Bran;
This chapter started out with the execution of Gared, a man who had ran away after two men died. They later find him and announce the beheaded. Ned (Lord of winterfell) is the man who kills Gared, Robb (Ned's son) witnesses the killing and claims that Gared was scared and didn't die a noble death. When riding back to Winterfell the men find a dead wolf with young that are still alive, and agree to take them back home and nurture them back to health. Jon finds a white fur wolf pup and keeps it a secret from the group. This chapter shows both life and death. I see the importance of this message, these people are very "by the book" with their laws, but also have hearts. Ned shows his son at a young age the difference between right and wrong. I think the wolves will play another role in showing this same message down the road. Im still a little unsure where to take everything I read not know what is going to come, so its a little hard to predict what will happen next. Enjoyed the read!

Bran

In this chapter, Bran, his two brothers, his dad, Theon, and Jory. They were on their way to behead a guy that betrayed the Night Watch. This is where I got a little confused. It said that the betrayer had lost his fingers and the first chapter also said this about Gared. Which made me assume that he was the one who was getting beheaded. Brans father would be in charge of the beheading. Bran would also be witnessing his first beheading. After the beheading was done, the crew went back home but came apon a liter of direwolfs and their mother was dead next to the pups. So they decide to take them. Jon did not have one. But in the end I found it amusing that their was an albino pup that they didn't see just for him.

Bran

I actually liked this chapter quite a bit, it was very interesting. You really learn how people act. And the way things work and happen and is rather exciting. In this chapter Bran watches the execution of the man that deserted the group. And the punishment is death by beheading by sword. And one thing I personally found interesting and think that something of this sorts could be used in todays world. And that is that for a person who sentences death, should deal it as well. Because when you sentences someone to death, you really are taking someone's life and I don't think that it really registers in their mind that they are actually killing that person. So if they are the ones to do it, then they really will get the full feeling.