In the beginning of this chapter, Arya is jealous of Sansa for having such perfect sewing stitches, since Arya's stitches were crooked and not good at all. She was nervous that Septa Mordane would see her work compared to Sansa's work and say it is not good enough. This did happen, which caused Arya to get upset and run out. While she was away, she was hiding because she wanted to watching the boys practice fighting. So, she sat in the window with Jon and watched the boys fight with their padded swords.
I chose this chapter because I found it enjoyable to read. I like Arya as a character because to me it seems like she is her own person who shows her feelings very strongly, and I like that. I think that an important part of this chapter was when the Princes were fighting, they mentioned that they were all young, and Robb even tells the men that he killed someone when he was only 12 years old. I believe that he told them this so that they would think he was tough, and let him fight. This is important because it is so relatable to the real world. People are always trying to look big and bad so that other people will think highly of them. The only part of this chapter that I didn't like was that Arya was beating herself up about Sansa being better than her at everything (other than horseback riding and maintaining the home). I wish she would have said she is better than her sister and further explained why she feels that way. One discussion question for the class could be: Why do you think Arya had the thrill of sneaking away to watch the boys? Why did she want to see them fight? Could her watching them fight give her the motive to do the same thing? Is this the same thing as children playing violent video games and giving them the incentive to be violent as well?
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