George R. R. Martin

George R.R. Martin and J.R.R. Tolkien tend to go in the same path with the creation of their own worlds, as Martin created a world of Westeros in A Game of Thrones. The way George R.R. Martin was able to respond to other writers in the high fantasy was by getting influenced by the other author methods they used in their writing. One of the most shared things that both authors have in their high fantasy novels was the formation of the imaginative world, which he demonstrates from Martin’s Skills. A Game of Thrones has a Westeros, and The Lord of the Rings has Middle Earth which are similar to their own country time. The main reason life of Westeros exists in the novel is because Martin was impressed by seeing the Tolkien world, how he has created in The Lord of the Rings which was similar to the real world.…

There are millions of blogs, Youtube accounts, and entire websites dedicated toward creating content by fans for fans. The fan community, r/asoiaf is a forum community based on the book series A Song of Ice and Fire (Asoiaf) by George R.R. Martin. Here there is a variety of fan texts created, ranging from carefully crafted theories to fan art. Fans here make new meanings by analyzing the text and trying to figure out what the author is trying to say. They also try to understand how the storyline…

INTRODUCTION The series is termed as A Song of Ice and Fire written by GRR Martin, and the game of thrones comes from the first book of this series. The name of the series tries to provide a perspective to its readers that at some point of time Fire and Ice will be opposing each other, sometime. The whole series orbits around intensified politics, where a set of houses, take as modern day nations, are trying to take over a common throne, assume being the ultimate super-power. The series…

“‘Winter,’ said Ser Kevan” (957). After five long books, winter is finally upon the Seven Kingdoms in George R.R. Martin’s A Dance of Dragons, and the mysterious others and their undead horde are posed to swarm over the realm. Unexpecting and unprepared, the Seven Kingdoms is preoccupied with rebellion. The lords of the realm are plotting against one another and, “are feverishly endeavoring to advance their ambitions and ruin their enemies, preferably unto death,” (Orr p.3). These ambitions are…

“The Rains of Castamere” is the ninth episode of season three of the Game of Thrones series. It is in this episode that Robb breaks Frey’s promise by presenting himself to him and at the same time, is not planning to do anything about it. The episode is fascinating to watch, and it involves Danaery, together with her new lover, Ed, planning their attack on the city of Yunkai. Glen does not trust his plans, but Anderson believes him and supports what he intends to do. However, when the day for…

In this case it would be senselessness that a production, based on the books of George R.R Martin, which shows an explicit misogyny at the same time has feminist features, despite this is the case of Game of Thrones. The books, hence the TV adaptation, are set in a period similar to the Medieval era, it is similar because the author has created a new fantasy world, in which men had the power and women had to stand behind them being beautiful tools, used by them, in order to achieve power, riches…

On a random Friday night there is a crowd in front of the movie theatre for the premiere of the newest Avengers. A group of friends streams the latest season of Orange is the New Black on Netflix. Multiple people pick up George R.R. Martin’s new book in the bookstore. It is no secret that the entertainment industry has a heavy influence on American lives. The media has always been the source of controversy regarding its content. However, there is one issue that continues to occur in…

Loyalty’s Different Meanings Loyalty can make or break any relationship. Loyalty is being there for that special someone, keeping secrets, only talking to them, and always protecting them from harmful things. Loyalty is when a person is committed to someone and they do not associate with anyone else on that same level, While some may say it is only having one friend that you only tell things to and expect them to keep it to him or her self. Loyalty is what defines a relationship it is like…

Hobbits are always predictable—they never have any adventures or do anything out of the ordinary. They like peace and quiet and enjoy the comforts of home, like the six meals they have a day. The unexpected hero, Mr. Bilbo Baggins, like any hobbit, enjoys the comforts of his hobbit hole, but eventually finds himself doing and saying things rather unexpected. The Hobbit, a fantasy fiction novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, shows how Bilbo evolves from a simple hobbit to a true hero. Bilbo Baggins…

around the world. On that day Peter Jackson released the third and final Hobbit movie, The Battle of Five Armies. It was almost exactly thirteen years before, (December 19th, 2001) that he released the first movie of The Lord of the Rings trilogy; The Fellowship of the Ring. This was a huge moment for all the fans of J.R.R Tolkien’s books, because The Battle of Five Armies is the last part of the whole series. Although the Hobbit trilogy was very enjoyable and emotional, it was also a bit…