Josh H
Josh H
Aug 25, 2017 · 1 min read

It’s about deconstruction of fantasy tropes IMHO.

I have written about it before, I believe that GRRM’s project was to deconstruct the fantasy genre by inserting the philosophy of realism. In other words, you might have magic or a dragon, but if you are a bad leader you could still get a knife in the back from your own Kingsguard.

I don’t think it is about power or magic powers or being a good person (classic Hero) as much as playing the game strategically/rationally. This is also why I suspect Jon Snow won’t “win” the GoT’s he has no interest in playing strategically and he is a terrible King but totally heroic.

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