Journal #10
May 1, 2012
Game of Thrones is a show on HBO based
on a series of books by George R. Martin. The show is about the conniving
nature of people in their desire for power and the perils of those who would
stand in the way of attaining that power. In the latest season, there are five
people fighting in battles all proclaiming their kingship. Each family of
importance in this show also appears to have a different set of gods they
worship and are led by different myths and usage of magic. I was wondering at
what point does one person’s ability to do magic then exemplify that their gods
are the true gods. Does true divinity even matter in a world where men are so
determined to maintain their fate? I feel like this story reflects the baser
instincts of humanity but the desire for understanding the universe seems gone
in a world so dominated by violence. I can’t imagine that even in the darkest
of times humanity would not strive to know if there were something more past
this mortal toil. Surely we would attempt to explain our existence when death
was so prevalent.
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