Arya

I chose to summarize Arya’s chapter, it starts off with Arya in King’s Landing and ends with the execution of Eddard. While walking through town, Arya was scavenging for food until heard the ringing of bells. A crowd starts to form; soon she realizes it is her father along with King Joffrey, Sansa, and Cercei. Eddard begins with proclaiming he his guilty of treason. Following this statement, Joffrey declares to the town crowd Eddard’s execution. Sansa breaks down; Cercei tries to level with Joffrey and a man who turns out to be Yoren grabs Arya. Yoren takes her away from the crowd and declares her to pretend to be a boy.

This chapter is very emotional and surprising, it was hard to put down the book while reading this segment. Eddard’s death changes many things throughout the land; the Lannisters are now in a great dilemma. Robb might not spare Jamie’s life anymore and Starks wouldn’t rule in peace because of the execution. As mentioned in previous posts, I am not happy with Sansa and I really wonder how she feels for what she has done. I feel as though it is her fault her father has been killed so brutally. Also, it frustrates me that the Lannisters so far are getting their own way. I am really interested to find out what happens to the kingdom in the other books. All the events involving Arya, I feel like have foreshadowed her to becoming a boy at the end of this chapter. Her personality has always been tomboyish and like a boy she loved fighting with swords. At the end of the chapter though I was still left questioning why Yoren is demanding her to pretend to be a boy. I know it is for safety but from whom?