Game of Thrones Mather Hoyt 2

Game of Thrones Entry 2
Bran II

     In this chapter Bran has a dream that he is falling while a three-eyed crow tries to teach him how to fly. While he plummets he sees his mother in a ship heading directly toward a storm that they cannot see. He also sees Ned, Sansa, and Arya in King’s Landing, and Jon on the Wall. Both of his sisters are crying, and are surrounded by dark shadows. Then Bran looks north of the Wall and sees the end of the world. The three-eyed crow tells Bran that winter is coming, and now he must learn to fly or he will die. Bran reaches out his arms, and starts to fly. Bran is suddenly awoken from his coma. His direwolf jumps up onto the bed, and Bran realizes he cannot feel his legs, and is paralyzed.
     This chapter is very important because it is filled with foreshadowing. Just like the first chapter we read titled Bran, the mood is very creepy, and eerie. Bran first starts to realize his supernatural powers in this chapter. He can see through the crow's eyes even though he doesn't know how to control it yet. Also it foreshadows his mother Catelyn traveling towards trouble. This may mean that since she knows it was the Lannisters that attempted to kill her boy, that knowledge is going to hurt her eventually. Bran also dreams about Arya and Sansa being frightened, and surrounded in King's Landing.  This whole chapter sets up some scary plot lines to be fulfilled from Bran's dreams. I liked this chapter because it gave the readers insight on what is to come, and it makes Bran seem like an even more important character.
    This chapter can be related to supernatural beings and how they are portrayed in the media. Last blog I wrote about how Zombies and the undead, this week I am discussing how Bran has a Prophetic ability. Zombies are mentioned again when he looks north past the Wall and feels an intense horror. This chapter can also be related to violence in the media. Bran is basically predicting doom for all of his family members, however this violence can absolutely not be connected back to real life violence. Game of Thrones is a very violent book and show, no one is denying that, however the violence in it, is very unrealistic and almost expected. It is stupid to watch a medieval show, and not expect violence. Although Game of Thrones gets bloody, eerie, and extreme, it is impossible to connect this violence with real life violence.