Thursday, March 19, 2015

Arya

in this chapter arya is hiding in the kings landing, she goes into a crowd where Joff is giving judgement on Ned. Ned confesses toe treatment and is brought to his knee in front of the crowd. Joff shows no mercy and has Ned executed. As Ned is about to be beheaded, Arya draw her show and tries to run through the crowd to help her father. Yoran, Ned great swordman grab her before she can get to far and tell her she must go run and cut off her hair. she now much pretend to be a boy.

this chapter was important and interesting because the head of the starks have now died and he h as been a very important character in the book and his leadership he has set in example for his children. i would say Ned is one of the last honorable character in the book and his death will make a big turning point on how the war will go and who will take the throne. everything and anything is up for grabs now and its seem like full fledged war now with Ned death, also the info Ned had known is now lost with his death, so no one but varys knows of Joff true father.

Sansa pg. 741

Summary
In this chapter, Sansa is depressed about her father's death and has been in her room and not left since her Ned died. After a while, Joffrey comes in to get her so she can join him in court later that day but Sansa refuses and Joffrey has Ser Meryn hit her because Cersi has told him that he should not hit her. Throughout the chapter, when Sansa does not do what Joffrey wants her to do Ser Meryn hits her and Joffrey also mocks Ned's death and threatens to kill Robb as well.

Importance 
I believe that this chapter is important because of the change that Sansa's perspective takes. Throughout the book, Sansa is infatuated with Joffrey and all she wants is to be with him, marry him and have his children. However, in this chapter you can see that Sansa is growing bitter with Joffrey because he killed her dad. She doesn't see him as the sweet handsome charming prince that she used to anymore. She also does not want to be with him but has no other real choice.

I chose this chapter because Sansa's fairy tale that she had created and believed in her head is no longer and she has finally seeing reality. I think that part of her also might feel guilty for what she did by sending the letters to her family. Even though she is constantly beating, part of me still does not see the truth in all because at the end of the chapter she thinks " she was a good girl, and always remembered her courtesies."

Daenerys

In this chapter is about Daenery's and Drogo. Drogo is dies and Daenery's son dies as well. Danery's tells one of the sorcerers to cast a spell to bring Drogo back to life but it had a negative effect.Drogo was in state of the living and dead but he was a vegetable. She couldn't stand the fact that her husband no long is living or able to move in this world, so she push a cushion and his face. Her son, Rhaego had died deform with scale skin and wings. He had a body of a dragon. Daenery had a pyre funeral for Drogo.

This chapter is really sad. I feel bad for Daenerys she lost her husband and son on the same day.

Arya's Chapter

In this chapter Arya has been hiding in King's Landing.  She follows people towards the Great Sept of Baelor. She hears rumors about her father.  In Great Sept, Ned is brought to kneel to Joff and confess about being a traitor towards him.  After he confesses the high priest suggests that Joff would show mercy for Ned.  Joff orders Ned to be executed.  Varys and Cersi appear to be surprise so they try to stop him. Arya tries to help her father but they stop her and she sees her father's head being chopped off with ice.  Arya gets dragged away from the scene.  She ends up getting a hair cut from Yoren and now, she has to pretend she is a boy.

I honestly enjoyed this chapter because it shows that family is suppose to stick together.  I honestly think that it is hard that people have to try to be someone else to please others.  I think this chapter shows that in the mid evil life women are not a big part of society. They are only viewed as a way of reproducing.  This shows that people see potential in Arya so they try to help her by telling her to switch genders.

Bran pg729

Bran tells Luwin about a dream in which a three-eyed crow led him down into Winterfell’s crypts, where he found Ned. Later, Luwin and Bran visit the crypts, with Osha carrying Bran. Luwin and Bran tell Osha about the history of Winterfell’s rulers, or the Kings of Winter. When they come to Ned’s empty tomb. Rickon has had a dream similar to Bran’s. In his tower, Luwin tells the boys about the history of the North, the children of the forest, the First Men, and the Andals. A raven arrives with a letter. The bird has been attacked during its flight to Winterfell. Before Luwin even opens the letter, Rickon, Osha, and Bran know that it bears news of Ned’s death.
Bringing the three-eyed crow back is strange. What does the three-eyed crow symbolize?  After doing some research some people believe that the 3rd eye is full of terrible knowledge.  

Daenerys (pg. 799)


In this chapter, Drogo is burned to death. While Daenerys watched Drogo burring, she had an urge to run into the fire and ask for his forgiveness, but she didn't, she let him burn. So, Daenerys and all of her servants prepare a funeral for Drogo. After the funeral, Daenerys lets all of her slaves and servants be free. But, she still wants them to to be her servants, so she tells them that if they continue to work for her, they will be rewarded. Next, Daenerys gives weapons away to some of her servants. As it is time to enter the funeral ceremony, the servants are worried than Daenerys will kill herself, but she tells them that she will not. Lastly, as Daenerys enters the room, she has 3 live dragons with her. This is a big deal because it is the first time that it has happened in a long time.

I loved this chapter and I thought this was a great ending to the book! I chose this chapter because I liked how Daenerys is completely in charge of everyone, and it really shows how fierce of a character she was! This chapter is important because it tells the end of the story that we were waiting for throughout the whole book. The most important part of this chapter was the very end, when the dragons came with Daenerys. There really is nothing that I disliked about this chapter. In conclusion, the one question I think that could be a topic of discussion for the class is: "Do you think Drogo deserved to be burned to death? Also, What do you think the significance of these dragons could be?"

Ned Stark

In this chapter, Ned is considering whether or not to actually confessing "the truth" to keep Sansa safe, or to stand firm with what Ned knows to be true. Ned is also visited by Varys, and Varys tells him he does not work for Cersei or anyone else but that he works for the good of the realm.

I thought this chapter was interesting because of how Ned had to think about what to do to be able to keep his honor. To me, it showed how much he cared for Sansa, with him not wanting to hurt her with his decision. It reminded me of how he was trying to get them out of King's Landing before all that went down.  I thought it was interesting how in that situation Ned was going to have the girls be taken by ship instead of the road because he sees just how dangerous the road will be. I also thought it was interesting that Sansa and Arya both ended up watching their father be executed, like how in the beginning Jon told Bran not to shut his eyes. It was also interesting that Arya was willing to go into the crowd with Needle to try and keep her father safe.