Maester Aemon Targaryan - I respect the man a great deal, even though I don't identify with him at all. In fact, he's a lot unlike me, wise, immaterial, selfless, humble, gentle. He reminds me of some of the Buddhist abbots I knew as a child. I think I see in him a lot of things I would aspire to be with age. It is very hard to grow wise without also growing jaded, and he clearly is not. Jon Snow - I identify with (and am attacted to) the "odd man out" sort, especialy when he handles it well. Many odd men out react very negatively, become violent, vengeful, bitter. I respect his stand-along strength, I identify with his struggles about what is the right thing to do, when you want to keep your vows but your vows contradict each other and with the potential most important thing you could do right. I also identify with his reluctant leadership, because I have been in the same place, wrapped up in my personal struggle to do the honorable/important/personal goal thing, and because I'm the only one not clamoring to be in charge for power or selfish reasons, suddenly find I've got the additonal responsability unanimously dropped on me. He reminds me of Alex a bit too. Totally the lone wolf one I'd be attracted to. Brynden “Blackfish” Tully - Very similar reasons to Jon Snow. Odd man out, upstanding, loyal and loving even while being misunderstood.
I considered for a long time putting both Arya Stark and Catelyn Stark (nee Tully) in this category, because Ayra reminds me a lot of myself as a child, and Catelyn reminds me of who I hope/fear I may become. The problem is I also really want to put them in the hate catergory, because Arya reminds me humiliatingly of all the mistakes I made with my pigheadedness, and Catelyn is a frightening reminder of the haunted wraith a character of utter devotion risks to become should she lose all she has worked for. One's image of oneself is always a love/hate thing, though.
11.Who are your least favorite three characters in the series?
Lysa Baelish (nee Arryn nee Tully) - seriously, this woman needs a good slap upside the head. Whiney, bitchey, entitled without doing anything about it herself. Do I really need to explain more than that? Joffery Lannister - See above. Visreys Targaryen - - He's so stupid. If you;re going to be that much of an evil schemer, do it right, for goddsakes. Geez. How do you suck so much?
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Re: Lannister
Date: 2009-06-08 10:53 pm (UTC)Maester Aemon Targaryan - I respect the man a great deal, even though I don't identify with him at all. In fact, he's a lot unlike me, wise, immaterial, selfless, humble, gentle. He reminds me of some of the Buddhist abbots I knew as a child. I think I see in him a lot of things I would aspire to be with age. It is very hard to grow wise without also growing jaded, and he clearly is not.
Jon Snow - I identify with (and am attacted to) the "odd man out" sort, especialy when he handles it well. Many odd men out react very negatively, become violent, vengeful, bitter. I respect his stand-along strength, I identify with his struggles about what is the right thing to do, when you want to keep your vows but your vows contradict each other and with the potential most important thing you could do right. I also identify with his reluctant leadership, because I have been in the same place, wrapped up in my personal struggle to do the honorable/important/personal goal thing, and because I'm the only one not clamoring to be in charge for power or selfish reasons, suddenly find I've got the additonal responsability unanimously dropped on me. He reminds me of Alex a bit too. Totally the lone wolf one I'd be attracted to.
Brynden “Blackfish” Tully - Very similar reasons to Jon Snow. Odd man out, upstanding, loyal and loving even while being misunderstood.
I considered for a long time putting both Arya Stark and Catelyn Stark (nee Tully) in this category, because Ayra reminds me a lot of myself as a child, and Catelyn reminds me of who I hope/fear I may become. The problem is I also really want to put them in the hate catergory, because Arya reminds me humiliatingly of all the mistakes I made with my pigheadedness, and Catelyn is a frightening reminder of the haunted wraith a character of utter devotion risks to become should she lose all she has worked for. One's image of oneself is always a love/hate thing, though.
11.Who are your least favorite three characters in the series?
Lysa Baelish (nee Arryn nee Tully) - seriously, this woman needs a good slap upside the head. Whiney, bitchey, entitled without doing anything about it herself. Do I really need to explain more than that?
Joffery Lannister - See above.
Visreys Targaryen - - He's so stupid. If you;re going to be that much of an evil schemer, do it right, for goddsakes. Geez. How do you suck so much?