Jon Chapter (pages 42-48)

King Robert Baratheon has arrived in Winterfell to visit his old friend Eddard Stark; a feast was held in his honor. During the night, Jon sits with squires instead of his family. Jon’s uncle, Benjen Stark comes by to talk and after a few glasses of wine, Jon’s liquid courage lets him discuss how he wishes to join the Night’s Watch. Benjen shuts him down by saying he is far too young to be apart of the Night’s Watch. As a result, Jon makes a huge scene and flees outside for some time to think. There he runs into Tyrion, a dwarf and the youngest sibling of the Lannisters. Tyrion, who eggs him on by calling him a bastard, gives Jon useful advice.

The importance of this chapter is it gives you an outlook at how harsh people at this time can be towards people who are different. A person with a disability like Tyrion, a dwarf is called names like an Imp. Unfortunately, people do not take them seriously and cannot thrive in their society. Catelyn, Eddard’s wife despises Jon and ignores him. Since he is a bastard he is restricted on hanging out with the royal family and can’t become a knight or anything higher in society. Only option is the Night’s watch. This chapter introduces the Lannisters siblings where later on you find out scandalous news involving them. I liked this chapter cause it was the first time Jon actually showed how much it bothers him being the bastard of the family.