I didn't really pay much attention to the racial divides at first--actually, I was mostly like "Can we get back to the northern dudes now?" and then "OMG YOU KILLED ALL MY NORTHERN DUDES! YOU BASTARD!"--but it really starts to make you antsy after a while. The Summer Islanders really don't have any agency, they're without exception subordinate to the white characters. The issues with Alayaya extend from race to gender and back again. It would be really interesting to look at her and Shae and Inara and the idea of the Happy Hooker.
And I would really like to examine the somewhat anti-Christian flavor of the whole R'hllor thing. Fiery heart? Lord of Light? Also they roast babies sometimes.
I love the books to death, but there are some thorny freaking issues in those 5000 pages. Of course, the English major in me can't wait to get her hands dirty exploring them. ;)
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I didn't really pay much attention to the racial divides at first--actually, I was mostly like "Can we get back to the northern dudes now?" and then "OMG YOU KILLED ALL MY NORTHERN DUDES! YOU BASTARD!"--but it really starts to make you antsy after a while. The Summer Islanders really don't have any agency, they're without exception subordinate to the white characters. The issues with Alayaya extend from race to gender and back again. It would be really interesting to look at her and Shae and Inara and the idea of the Happy Hooker.
And I would really like to examine the somewhat anti-Christian flavor of the whole R'hllor thing. Fiery heart? Lord of Light? Also they roast babies sometimes.
I love the books to death, but there are some thorny freaking issues in those 5000 pages. Of course, the English major in me can't wait to get her hands dirty exploring them. ;)