“‘Winter,’ said Ser Kevan” (957). After five long books, winter is finally upon the Seven Kingdoms in George R.R. Martin’s A Dance of Dragons, and the mysterious others and their undead horde are posed to swarm over the realm. Unexpecting and unprepared, the Seven Kingdoms is preoccupied with rebellion. The lords of the realm are plotting against one another and, “are feverishly endeavoring to advance their ambitions and ruin their enemies, preferably unto death,” (Orr p.3). These ambitions are to win the game of thrones and earn the right to sit upon the Iron Throne. Rapes, massacres, and beheadings are all common themes to progress these ambitions. In Martin’s cutthroat series, morality is fatal when one plays the game of thrones and the darker side is revealed not only in the characters but society itself, but there is one character that gives the reader hope.
This contender for the iron throne is Daenerys Targaryen. By the laws of of the Seven Kingdom, she is the right heir of the realm. However, a rebellion, that …show more content…
She became a tyrant through fear and death. In A Dance With Dragons, Daenerys wanted freedom and peace for Slaver's Bay but brought war and suffering. Her predicament is similar to America’s during World War Two. America had to make the decision on whether to drop the atomic bomb or not. If America dropped the bomb, it would save countless American lives that would be lost taking the mainland. In the end, the United States of America decided to drop two atomic bombs on Japan resulting in the deaths of more than two hundred thousands people (Schmemann p. 2). America and Daenerys both killed thousands of people with their weapons of mass destruction so they could push their ideals on a culture. Ruling by fear and death no matter how pure the heart is unsuitable if a leader wants to be noble and
This contender for the iron throne is Daenerys Targaryen. By the laws of of the Seven Kingdom, she is the right heir of the realm. However, a rebellion, that …show more content…
She became a tyrant through fear and death. In A Dance With Dragons, Daenerys wanted freedom and peace for Slaver's Bay but brought war and suffering. Her predicament is similar to America’s during World War Two. America had to make the decision on whether to drop the atomic bomb or not. If America dropped the bomb, it would save countless American lives that would be lost taking the mainland. In the end, the United States of America decided to drop two atomic bombs on Japan resulting in the deaths of more than two hundred thousands people (Schmemann p. 2). America and Daenerys both killed thousands of people with their weapons of mass destruction so they could push their ideals on a culture. Ruling by fear and death no matter how pure the heart is unsuitable if a leader wants to be noble and