Dany's Chapter (Pg. 23-31)

Summary of Chapter:
Dany is Viserys' sister. Viserys is the rightful Dragon King of some place that he's still butthurt over since his prestige was stripped when their mother died in childbirth and their father was killed, and they were taken in the night to be saved. Viserys is known as "the beggar king" (page 26), because he doesn't have much money, and out of tradition, he is trying to sell his sister to Khal, who is a rich king of some sorts, so Viserys himself can have money and an army of his own to take back what is rightfully his. Dany doesn't like the idea of any of this, and is scared of it and has to be talked into it by Viserys.

Overarching Theme and Personal Thoughts:
This chapter ties in with the rest of the book thus far in the sense that Dany amongst other characters are trying to figure out who they are and where they belong in the world they know. Viserys is trying to regain what he believes is rightfully his, while Jon is trying to be independent and make it on his own. I chose this chapter to further dissect because I found it to be interesting, and I sympathize with Dany. Her brother is an outright douche bag, and he's selling her for personal gain, and pretty much tells her that she's worthless. I liked seeing it from her perspective, and how she views herself, and even the small detail of feeling as if she was a slave because "even his slaves wear gold collars", and she was given a dress to wear that had a golden collar (although she later felt better because she noticed that the slaves were actually wearing bronze collars and not gold). This chapter introduces the discussion topic of self-worth and determination, because with all that, Dany can overcome (and will hopefully slaughter Viserys in the end because I really don't like him). These two points also show how women were treated poorly, because Dany's brother is constantly physically (and mentally) abusing her and threatening her, for example, telling her to present herself well to Kahl and not cry or else she'll "wake the dragon".