Declan Konroyd
Chapter
one starts out with Bran accompanying his father Eddard during a execution of a
deserter. Bran doesn’t know why the man is being killed but assumes he is a
Wilding. It is Brans first view of a public beheading. This scene was gruesome
for Bran because he is a young child at the time. Theon compliments Bran for
his stoic emotions during the execution. This scene seemed to show Brans loss of
innocence at a young age. The loss of
innocence is not a bad thing though. The men purposefully had Bran witness the
execution in order to make bran mentally stronger. In this world the faint hearted are unsafe.
After
the execution, the group spots a dead direwolf mother with 6 dead pups. Bran
begs his father to let them keep the pups. Eddard decides the pups will fit
well with the family as long as they feed and raise the pups themselves. Jon
spots the white wolf and chooses it for himself.
Catelyn
Stark tries to find Eddard in the godswood after his return to Winterfell. She find
him polishing his sword Ice. Ned tells Catelyn that the man they executed was
half insane. Something was bothering him too much to make apparent. Chapter two
ends with the families’ friends coming to see them.
In
chapter 4 the king’s army comes to Winterfell.
Ned sees old friends and observes great changes to his comrade King
Robert. Robert and Ned converse about the differences in quality of life from
the North to the South. Ned and Robert visit the crypt to give honor to the
fallen. As Ned and Robert converse over
the troubles of the land, I noticed an interesting quote by Ned. He says that
it is “so cold in the North that a man’s laughter freezes in his throat and
chokes him to death”. Winter is also coming.
Winterfell
holds a feast in honor of Robert’s travels. Jon is observed sitting with the
younger squires instead of the royal family. Jon feeds Ghost under the dinner
table. Benjen asks Jon why he isn’t eating with the king. Jon replies that
Catelyn thought seating a bastard with the king might be provoking. During this
scene Jon is repetitively referred to as a bastard. This leads to Jon’s thoughts
of himself as he observes the world around him.
In
chapter 6 Catelyn receives a message from her sister Lysa. The message said
that the Queen executed Jon Arryn. She explains that Ned must be the King’s
Hand now. Ned thinks about it and decides he will do it. Ned also decides that Bran should come to
accompany Robb and Joffrey. Maester Luwin mentions Jon’s goals to join the
Night’s watch. Ned also considers Jon “Taking the black”.
Questions:
Why do they need the Wall?
Why are the Others and wildings so
influential?
What killed Ser Waymar Royce?
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