This Chapter begins with the elder Dothraki women telling Dani that her son is going to be the "the stallion who mounts the world." Dani is finally getting accustomed to the Dothraki lifestyle, and is starting to enjoy it. In previous chapters she was dreaming of "home", and I think that her home is anywhere with Khal Drogo and The Dothraki. On the other hand, Viserys is exiling himself more and more. Later in the chapter, a drunken Viserys storms into the feast, and demands the Dothraki men to go and win back his crown. Then Viserys stupidly draws his sword toward Dani. Immediately Drogo says Viserys will have his crown, and his men pour melted gold over Viserys' head, causing him to die. This chapter reveals that Viserys was no true dragon, since fire cannot kill a dragon.
I chose this chapter because of course Daenerys is my favorite character. This chapter reveals to the audience that in fact Dani is the true dragon. Although it was not hard to guess that this is how it turns out, it is still exciting to see Dani start to make her own decisions without her nagging brother. I also chose this chapter because without the dead weight of Viserys I think Dani and her Dothraki army will start to make a lot more moves to reclaim the throne.
This chapter can be related to the theme of gender roles. From the beginning many characters, and even audience members believed Viserys when he said he was the true dragon, simply because of his sex. Sadly, it is hard to believe that a women could possess all of that power. Dani is the perfect example of a women breaking gender roles. Even as a 16 year old girl she is controlling an army of strong, angry, and viscous men.
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