Arya (181-189)
This chapter starts off in the setting of the Small Hall, eating dinner with the guard and an argument between Arya and Sansa that ends with Arya running away to her room. Ned discovers her sword that Jon had made for her before he left for the Wall. Arya explains why she's so homesick and how much she hates her new life. Her father lets her know that family is all they have now, and the only way they'll survive is standing strong together. Ned starts Arya wit sword lessons with Syrio Forel. I connected a lot with this chapter, being the odd one out but never letting go of what made me who I am. There's always more than one path leading to the same place. When we moved from Florida we were all we had and the only way we could survive was sticking together.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Bran 3
Although this chapter is a little on the shorter side I liked the detail that was added to the chapter about Brans fall. It described the choice he had been given from the crow, to either fly or die. The crow told him that he had a reason to live and it was because winter was coming. Bran has easily become one of my favorite characters in the book, I have a lot of sympathy for him and especially the love he has for his wolf. He is a very adventurous child and after all the times he thought he would never fall, he finally did. At the end of this chapter it makes you want to find out more, it leaves you wondering what exactly happened to him from the fall, since he cant feel his wolfs paws on his legs when he wakes up. Bran is a very innocent child and for something so bad to happen to a child really gets to me, so I think that is what draws me into each one of his chapters.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Bran1
In this chapter we see Bran go watch the killing the of Gare. Ned kills him with the greatsword. Robb belives Gared died like a brave man. Other think Gared was really scared. The men found a dead big wolf that had five baby wolfs. Three males and two girls. Ned’s men wanted to kill the animals but Jout said it’s a sign that they need to keep them but Jon finds another wolf and keeps it. It's a male with red eyes. This chapter is important to the context because it shows how the charters have no problem killing. I chose this chapter because it was very interesting. From the beginning you get to really understand how each charter personality. At the end when the last baby wolf was token it made me curious for more.
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).
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