jon pg444

This chapter is all about the wall and  the night watch. Jon and many others get "promoted" out of training to make room for the new recruits that are going to be coming in. But, Sam is left behind, he has to stay in training which has him feeling down. Jon decides to go talk to someone with power about getting Sam out of training and into some kind of position where Sam will be using his intellect vs. his physical abilities like the others.

This chapter from Jon's point of view is important because it demonstrates his feelings towards those who are commonly left out, in this chapter for example he feels he must care for and protect Sam because no one else will. My view on this is that since Jon is the bastard child, he knows what it feels like to be left out, to have no one care for you, so he is determined to not stand by and let someone else feel the way he does. He goes as far as to wake up and elderly man in the middle of the night, despite the disgruntled servant boy that urges him to leave, and then convince him that even though Sam is not physically fit, he is very intelligent and could help with things around said old mans house. These are all reasons that I like this chapter, it sends a strong message that even though you might not be ideal for one particular job/duty, doesn't means there aren't plenty more out there that you might be excellent at, or as Jon said "Why kill one, to no end? make use of him instead." This chapter illustrates a problem that we face today, Sam being a little pudgy and undesirable doesn't get the attention that he needs so therefore continues to fail, like in the real world, people that are more attractive are more likely to make more money and get promotions sooner than those of lesser attractiveness. Its even easier to get hired in some cases due to how attractive you are.