It's Not That Littlefinger Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I'm doing a reread, and I noticed that in Sansa's last chapter in AGoT, she says that it was Janos Slynt who threw down her father at his execution. but it wasn't him. He just gave the order. I just thought it was another interesting detail that Sansa got wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theon {HUNGRY WOLF} Stark Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Your point being what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow282 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Seems more like a detail GRRM just forgot about than something important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbyhouston Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Well there is the un-kiss. I don't think that was a GRRM error. I'd be interested to see where else her story changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu101 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Everyone in the series is an unreliable narrator, imagine if the whole book was from Cersei's PoV we'd think Joffrey was an angelic cherub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Everyone in the series is an unreliable narrator, imagine if the whole book was from Cersei's PoV we'd think Joffrey was an angelic cherub He wasn't?! I've been lied too. >>>sob<<< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu101 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 He wasn't?! I've been lied too. >>>sob<<<Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordStoneheart Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Sansa's unreliability is vastly overstated. She's no more unreliable than any other character, and probably is more reliable than most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monctonvike Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 There were theories (although I don't agree with them) that she knowing poisoned Joff and was sort of blocking it out. When she was brushing her hair her hands were all numb some are suggesting that she is suffering the effects of prying the poisonus gems out of her jewelry. She could be a little less innocent then people think she is when it comes to playing the game. Although the game she is playing is for her survival first and foremost. I do think when the time presents itself she will suprise a lot of people with a plan that we didn't see coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monctonvike Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 As for Neddys execution didn't she faint? Maybe things are a little fuzzy for her. GRRm has made mistakes before in the books ( no biggy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueOrFalse Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Honestly I think they're all unreliable narrators, not just Sansa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Charles of Rosehaven Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 What about Jaime. He cupped his hands when he returned to harrenhal to save Brienne from the bear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Pepsi_Cupps Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Our own memories are imperfect, especially in times of stress (Ned's execution; the un-kiss). Sansa doesn't have a journal to look back to, for confirming she's remembering things correctly. It's a powerful point about what makes people tick, because of course our experiences shape who we are; but we remember things in a particular way, we generalise, our brain takes shortcuts and in the end, you wonder how much of our personality is shaped by the event and how much by how we remember the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jm4n68 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Sansa is a boss. She merely meant "Janos Slynt, using his underling, threw Ned down"Bosses like her speak over the little people sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roose on the Loose Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Maybe it has to do with wishful thinking. Early on, sansa wants her life to be like the romantic songs she enjoys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northbound3.0 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I think Sansa is on the same level as every other character, in terms of being a narrator. The time being questioned by the OP, was an extremely traumatic moment. The same can be said about the "kiss" with the Hound. The Battle of the Blackwater was raging and Kingslanding could have fallen, which may have meant her dying.In a real life situation; a combat setting or a law enforcement officer using his firearm, individuals can't always be counted to give an accurate account of the instant in question. It comes back in bits and pieces. Sometimes, taking weeks for the full memory to come back. This happened with me, with an After Action Report once. It took me the better part of a week to finally give an accurate account of the events. That is how I feel about Sansa and the times in question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Coldhands Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Sansa just likes to blame people for events. She must have hated Janos for some reason, I finished AGoT a while ago so I forget if she did. But she clearly had some sort of dislike for Slynt, and of course put the blame on him for this situation, even though it wasn't directly his fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northbound3.0 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Sansa just likes to blame people for events. She must have hated Janos for some reason, I finished AGoT a while ago so I forget if she did. But she clearly had some sort of dislike for Slynt, and of course put the blame on him for this situation, even though it wasn't directly his fault......and that is completely inaccurate. But....to each, his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaginepageant Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I always sort of thought GRRM just thought he had written the Hound kissing Sansa in that scene, and had to backtrack and give a reason for the inconsistency when readers started noticing it. Which is fine. Writing a story as immense in scope as ASOIAF, I think it's impossible to remember every single detail and not get mixed up every now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Green Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I always sort of thought GRRM just thought he had written the Hound kissing Sansa in that scene, and had to backtrack and give a reason for the inconsistency when readers started noticing it. I rather doubt GRRM would have forgotten such a significant detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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