Friday, September 23, 2011

Big and little

This just occurred to me. Do'h! The juxtaposition of Brienne and Tyrion. She's a giant, ungainly woman who's repeatedly described not just by the other characters but also by the narrator as "ugly." But we like her. She's brave and good and resourceful and suffers for love. And Tyrion is also described as horribly unattractive, and his size also is all wrong, only the opposite of Brienne's size. But we like him. He's smart and honorable and resourceful and suffers for love. Each of them is falsely accused of killing a king. Each of them is also a kind of bridge or liaison. Brienne is loyal to Catelyn but ends up being "close" to Catelyn's nemesis Jaime. And Tyrion is loyal to the Lannister clan but also can appreciate the value of other families. Do you think they'll meet?

2 comments:

Erin said...

Wow! You're a genius! What a fantastic comparison. Surely their commonalities will be explored further. I hope so!

kc said...

Ha! Surely someone has made this comparison, but I never want to Google or explore anything related to the books for fear I'll see a spoiler!