Thursday, February 12, 2015

Bran

This post is about how brand fell from the tower. Apparently he was dreaming the whole time he was falling. All of a sudden a crow came beside him telling him he wont wake up if he hits the ground. So the crow tries to teach him how to fly but Bran doesn't believe the crow at first. As he got closer to the ground he spread his arms and began to fly. Then out of the blue the crow starts to attack him and he shorty woke up afterwards. To me Brand seems like a very innocent kid Why would he dream about something so horrible. This is one thing that caught my attention in this section of the book.

Daenerys (pg.226-236)

NIn this ten page chapter a lot happens in the life of Daenerys. The chapter starts by describing the beautiful Dathraki sea. As Khaleesi, Dany orders the whole party to stay behind so that she can explore and take in all of the sights with her silver (horse). Defiantly, her brother marches down to her, attacks her, and unsuccessfully try's to assert his dominance over Daenerys. In the midst of his attack Dathraki riders come and whip him. And as a result of his abuse and cowardice for all those years, Dany orders that his horse be taken away and that he be made to walk behind the whole traveling procession. This was the worst insult because the Dathraki believed that a man without a horse was no man at all. 
Daenerys went through a tremendous change of person in this chapter. She defies her brother for the first time. She has a personal realization that she was "blood of the dragon", however her brother was a dead dragon. 
At the end of the chapter Dany becomes very brave, and initiates sex with Drogo. She took out into the moonlight (where all things of importance are done) and they did the deed. As a result Daenerys ends up pregnant! 
This chapter is significant for three main reasons: 
1) Dany becomes pregnant.. Extending the bloodline of the Dragon. 
2) Viserys looses all dignity. 
3) Dany starts acting like a queen. 
I think Dany is becoming braver and braver and that it could result in her trying to take the throne of the 7 Kingdoms. It also seemed to me that she wanted to become pregnant, which further Leads to my assumption that she wants to become queen, since she is trying to extend her bloodline. With her brother seemingly out of the way and of little significance now, that creates one less obstacle in her way. I think Drogo is probably starting to see her take initiative and taking on the role of Khaleesi more, and is probably impressed by that and will respect her more; which could lead to him giving her his army to take back the 7 Kingdoms. 

Catelyn (III)

This chapter starts off in Winterfell with Catelyn sitting by Bran's side. Ned had left for King's Landing so Robb decided to take the castle's duties. However, Robb notices a building on fire in the distance and decides to leave and help. After Robb leaves, a man in worn out clothes but an expensive dagger enters the room and tries to assassinate Bran. Catelyn protects Bran by grabbing the dagger with her hands. After the incident, Catelyn thinks about it and realizes that Bran is a skilled climber and there is noway that he fell off the roof without being pushed off. She comes up with the conclusion that the Lannisters had pushed Bran, and she decides to ride to the King's Landing in order to warn Ned of the situation. I really enjoyed this chapter because it shows that Catelyn can be tough, and it's not just her husband that can keep their family safe. It took a lot of bravery to stop the man from killing Bran. Then she wakes up from the incident, and draws conclusions on who would do this to Bran and decides to go tell Ned. To me, this just shows her passion for her family and how strong willed she is. 




Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Game of Thrones Chapter 17 (Bran) Summary

In this chapter, Bran is dreaming that he is falling. A crow comes alongside him and tells him that he won't wake up if he hits the ground, but he'll die. The crow says that he is teaching Bran to fly. Bran doesn't believe him at first, and they continue to fall, with the ground growing closer beneath them. The crow says that Bran must live, because winter is coming. Bran finally tries to fly and spreads his arms, and he soars upward. Then the crow starts attacking him, and Bran wakes up. This chapter is important to the story because Bran is finally awake after his fall from the tower. I chose this chapter because it shows what Bran was experiencing during his unconsciousness and what he was feeling.
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.

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.