![]() ![]() When Young Griff points out that Tyrion doesn’t know her (which is correct), we get one of the most seminal Dany-centric monologues in the series: Here appears yet more subversion: the perfect prince is neither a Khal, nor a dragon-rider, nor a conqueror, and certainly not a ruler, while the maiden actually occupies these central roles. It’s also interesting to note that Khal, dragon-rider, and conqueror are all typically “male” roles, both within ASOIAF and in fantasy more generally. We see how GRRM subverts the prince/maiden trope right here––Young Griff expects that Dany is the maiden waiting for her perfect prince, and yet Tyrion points out the opposite, that she is a ruling Queen in her own right, already a conqueror. These are not just random titles being Khal, mother of dragons, sacker of cities, Aegon the Conqueror are all titles that evoke strength and independence, in direct opposition to a maid who will do as the perfect prince tells her to do. Contrasting that, Tyrion points out that she’s the widow of a Khal, the mother of dragons, a sacker of cities, and then explicitly calls her Aegon the Conqueror. And is it that surprising? He has been sheltered his whole life. He cannot conceive of a reality where a Queen who is ruling in her own right, who already has thousands of people to protect under her reign, has her own priorities and will not stop everything and do as a boy claiming to be her nephew tells her to do. He truly believes that Daenerys, who is by this point a Queen Regnant, ruling Meereen by conquering it, with her own three dragons, having gone through immense hardship, will just do as he tells her to. One way in which Young Griff’s immaturity plays out is in his entitlement. She may not prove as willing as you wish.” She is the widow of a Dothraki khal, a mother of dragons and sacker of cities, Aegon the Conqueror with teats. ![]() You are her perfect prince, agreed, bright and bold and comely as any maid could wish. Having just survived saving Young Griff from a Stone Man, being tormented in his dreams by “the Sorrows” and visions of his father, and making sure that he’s not infected with greyscale, Tyrion immediately is faced with a Young Griff who feels sullen at being treated like a child: These dichotomies form the central basis of the perspectives about or regarding Dany that permeate Tyrion, Victarion, Quentyn, and JonCon’s viewpoint chapters in ADWD, as well as Dany’s own chapters. Dany as a savior-queen and Dany as the hope of the Essosi slaves vs. Dany’s strength and independence Cersei’s tyranny vs. They are: Young Griff’s immaturity & entitlement vs. The structure is that there are three dichotomies posed within the chapter, and each monologue contributes to said dichotomies. I believe that GRRM structures each Dany passage in Tyrion VI ADWD deliberately. ![]() And while everyone knows and appreciates the Dany passages in this chapter, I haven’t seen an analysis of the structure of the chapter yet. It’s not surprising, of course, given that in this chapter he’s still journeying with Young Griff and JonCon, who are on their way to meet Dany. Tyrion VI ADWD is chockfull of monologues and passages about Daenerys, which is interesting given that Tyrion hasn’t met her yet (and he won’t meet her by the end of ADWD, even). ![]()
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