Bran has a dream that he is falling while a three-eyed crow tries to teach him how to fly. From high above he sees Ned, Sansa, and Arya in the Free Cities across the narrow sea, and Jon on the north wall. Bran looks north of the Wall and sees the end of the world. The crow says that now Bran knows why he must live. It tells Bran that winter is coming, and now he must learn to fly or he will die. Bran spreads his arms and stops falling. When the crow attacks his face, Bran is startled awake from his coma. His wolf jumps up onto the bed and Bran realizes he cannot feel his legs. He named his wolf Summer.
In Bran's dream, he peers down from the sky and sees things he could not possibly know about. We know that Sansa and Arya have been fighting, but Bran was in Winterfell while the fight on the Trident happened. He also sees Catelyn looking at a bloody knife, a reference to the attempt on his life that left her hands cut up, but Bran was still in his coma during the attack. Bran’s mysterious dream might mean he has some greater ability than others.
Okay so you do a fine job summarizing and talking about the chapter's significance, but you need to also analyze some themes from the chapter. How does Bran change, what is the symbolic significance of the crow for example?
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