Welcome to the "The Parallel Journey of Daenerys Targaryen & ..." re-read Project! Well, we aren't trying to reinvent the wheel but we are trying to make it shinier. So, we've developed a new kind of re-read - here we will be exploring George RR Martin's use of character parallels to better understand individual character arcs as well as the story as a whole. The re-read will focus on Daenerys Targaryen and the parallels she shares with a selection of other POV characters. Eac
Before posting I just want to say that this essay was extremely hard for me to write. (I'm not even going to talk about the next two!). I thought this topic would come easy to me as I've discussed these characters often, but it was not easy at all. I'm not quite satisfied with the essay, however, it should hopefully be discussion worthy. Complimentary Counterparts The Parallel Journey of Daenerys Targaryen & Jon Snow Essay I: From the Outside Looking In Introduction