ipl-logo

Ice And Fire Themes

852 Words4 Pages

A Clash of Kings, book two of George R. R. Martin’s series “A Song of Ice and Fire”, is yet another epic fantasy novel where Martin hurls your mind into a land with amazing characters, fantastic descriptions of settings, clothing, and food. Martin focuses on many themes, such as warfare, society and class, family, manipulation, power, mortality, coming of age, gender, and duty. The characters are so well-written that I cannot choose a favourite. Daenerys is among the top five, because she is the mother of freaking DRAGONS. I don’t know about you, but when I was a kid reading fantasy novels I always wanted to grow up to be a dragon-riding-wizard Queen. Daenerys Targaryen is struggling to find a way back home to revenge her fathers death, and …show more content…

Jon will join his friend Samwell Tarly, and brothers of the watch to head North of the wall, searching for his missing Uncle, and find out what the army North of the wall are planning. The Greatjon tells Catelyn Stark, widow of Ned Stark, that the comet is a red flag unfurled by the old gods symbolizing vengeance for her husband’s death. Catelyn thinks the comet warns of Lannister success, because red is a Lannister color. She is attempting to council her son, Robb, King of the North, to make a truce with the Lannisters. Robb, however, is a stubborn teenager, deciding his sisters lives, Sansa and Arya, are not worth letting Jaime Lannister go free. “The Dothraki named the comet shierak qiya, the Bleeding Star”. Daenerys believes this burning star is showing her the way to go. She is now a widow, and mother to three dragons; Rhaegal, Viserion, and Drogon. She travels with a small Dothraki group with Ser Jorah by her side. After many days suffering with hardly any food or water, they take refuge in an abandoned city. Daenerys sends Aggo, Rakharo, and Jhogo in different directions to see where they should go. Jhogo returns from Qarth with Pyat Pree, Xaro Xhoan Daxos, and

Show More
Related

  • Forged By Fire Theme

    1371 Words  | 6 Pages

    The book “Forged by Fire” by Sharon M. Draper is a book with many themes and lessons we all can learn. One of the themes that this essay will talk about will be about loyalty. For one thing, loyalty is a strong feeling because it’s something that comes from inside of a person to have faith in someone. Also the fact that we’re all loyal to someone, someone who’s special in our lives and plays a major role in our lives that drags us to support them no matter what. In this book, Gerald gets abused by his drunk, ferocious father whom he absolutely abominates.

    Read More

  • Catherine Called Birdy Book Report

    738 Words  | 3 Pages

    But she finally realizes what life is about. “Just so, my family and Perkin and Meg and Gerd and Aelis and the barn cats and even my father are part of me, and I part of them, so even in my new life I will still be me. Mayhap I can so what I must and still be me, still survive and, please God, even thrive. I have grided my lions like a warrior from the Bible and am going forth to do battle with the enemy. He shall not find a comfortable prize he has won, this gray-eyed, sun-browned beauty.

    Read More

  • I Had Seen Castle Themes

    234 Words  | 1 Pages

    In the novella I Had Seen Castles by Cynthia Rylant, the main character, John, saw a lot of heartbreaking events throughout his life that affect him forever. In this novella, one of the main themes is loss of innocence. john ‘s best friend Tony, went to war and died shortly after. When John heard this news he was devastated and didn’t know what to do or think because he had never lost anyone before. “No one close to me had ever died before.

    Read More

  • Williwaw Themes

    508 Words  | 3 Pages

    The straggles of the kids whose parents are not at home a whole lot are shown in the novel Williwaw. Which is written by Tom Bodett and published in 1999, is a story about two kids from Alaska, Ivan and September who are 12 and 13 years old, they got into the trouble because they did not follow their dads rules. The main theme “challenges of life” can clearly be seen within the novel Williwaw. For Ivan and September challenges of taking care for themselves means staying at home alone for several weeks because their father is not home and their mother died a few years ago. That means that they have to look after themselves and stay out of the troubles and the most important follow their dads rules.

    Read More

  • Long Way Gone Themes

    675 Words  | 3 Pages

    Throughout the book, A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah, violence is a predominant theme. Ishmael is a witness to violence at the early age of twelve when the civil war reaches his village in Sierra Leone. The death of his family, the loss of his childhood/ innocence and his transformation into a killer were all direct results of the violence due to the war. The rebel forces killed Ishmael’s mother, father, brother and grandparents during the war.

    Read More

  • Long Way Gone Themes

    1387 Words  | 6 Pages

    The book A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, the main character Ismael Beah tells a story of his first hand account of Sierra Leone’s civil war. Ismael Beah was a boy soldier who went from village to village with his brother and some friends in search of food and shelter. Beah was eventually brainwashed into thinking that what the group was doing would make up for his own family’s death. While his is fighting for the government he is heavily drugged to the point that he believes that what he is doing is the right thing. His lieutenant ended up letting him go with UNICEF so they can have better lives.

    Read More

  • Things Not Seen Themes

    1475 Words  | 6 Pages

    1 This review is about the novel Of Things Not Seen, by Don Aker. Don Aker used to be a high school teacher in Middleton, Nova Scotia. Now he currently works as a Literacy Mentor for the Annapolis Valley Regional School Board. He began writing in 1988 and he usually concentrates on writing short fiction for an adult audience. Don never planned at first to write this young adult novel, Of Things Not Seen.

    Read More

  • The Glass Castle Themes

    984 Words  | 4 Pages

    In life there are so many things that can go wrong; in a matter of seconds or even years. However everything in life has its upside. The hardships we face, the battles we fight, they all end up making us stronger, better people. Jeannette Walls writes a memoir about aspects of her life in The Glass Castle, where she strongly reflects this philosophy. In this memoir Jeannette Walls describes the hardships in her life, which consists of low income, neglect of her parents, and underestimation.

    Read More

  • Survival Theme In Night

    487 Words  | 2 Pages

    In the memoir, Night, written by Elie Wiesel, the author discusses the struggle to survive during the Holocaust. A major theme illustrated throughout the memoir is survival. The two types of survival that are predominate are survival of the fittest and family commitment. The theme of survival through self-preservation is seen in the memoir Night the situations of Madame Schachter being beaten in the cattle car on the way to Auschwitz, the Rabbi’s son leaving him behind on the death march, and the son killing his father over a crust of bread.

    Read More

  • Comparing Grendel's Mother And The Dragon In Beowulf

    603 Words  | 3 Pages

    In the epic poem Beowulf, the protagonist, Beowulf, faces three “monsters” at different times in his life. The poem begins with Grendel, a monster who attacks only in the dark of night, tormenting the kingdom of Hrothgar. The last two sections of the epic detail the conquering by Beowulf of Grendel’s mother and the dragon. The battle between the monsters and Beowulf represent the theme of good versus evil in the poem, as well as the fusion of pagan and Christian ideals in the changing Germanic society. Grendel’s mother’s actions directly juxtapose the role of a woman in this time period, and the greediness of the dragon with his treasure contrasts with the virtues of what would be considered a good king.

    Read More

  • Milkweed Themes

    720 Words  | 3 Pages

    A young boy whose only dream was to become a Jackboot is now crushed after experiencing the havoc and pain they put thousands of people through. A boy with no name, no family, and no record of his past is doing all he can to survive during World War ll. Stealing, hiding, rebelling and all at the age of eight. This boy is finally given the name of ‘Misha’ and he goes through disasters while meeting new people along the way. Everything is starting to go good for him again, but the day the trains come is the day his life changes for good.

    Read More

  • Themes In Forged By Fire

    1312 Words  | 6 Pages

    The book “Forged by Fire” by Sharon M. Draper is a book with many themes and lessons we all can learn. One of the themes that this essay will talk about will be about loyalty. Loyalty is something that comes from inside of a person to have faith in someone. We are all loyal to someone, someone who’s special in our lives and plays a major role in our lives that drags us to support them no matter what. In this book, Gerald gets abused by his drunk father.

    Read More

  • First They Killed My Father Themes

    719 Words  | 3 Pages

    It is hard to imagine a life where people have to leave their family multiple times and fear that they will lose a family member at any moment. Loung Ung, a Cambodian girl, had to endure this through most of her childhood. She has to deal with the loss of most of her family at the young age of five. Family plays an important role within people’s lives. Without them, life becomes a challenge many never thought of having.

    Read More

  • Tim Burton Themes

    828 Words  | 4 Pages

    “Movies are like an expensive form of therapy for me”(Burton). Tim Burton, a very mysterious and dark director, had produced many unsettling but fantastic movies. Edward Scissorhands and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are two very well produced movies from him, which feature common themes shown with appropriate cinematic elements. Tim Burton uses tilt, low key lighting, and non-diegetic sounds in Edward Scissorhands and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to convey how creepiness can lead to curiosity. Tilts are generally used to show the vertical significance of something.

    Read More

  • Fire And Ice By Robert Frost Essay

    683 Words  | 3 Pages

    The final ending of the world is in question to many individuals. In the short poem, “Fire and Ice”, by Robert Frost, he outlines a familiar topic, the fate of the world’s destruction. In nine lines, Frost conveys the contradiction of the two choices for the world’s end. Frost uses symbolism to convey the meaning of fire and ice as symbols for human behavior and emotion. This poem revolves around two major symbols.

    Read More

More about Ice And Fire Themes

Open Document