Post by whitewolfstark on Mar 21, 2016 5:46:51 GMT
I thought this was interesting to notice. In the episode where Jon learns to be less autocratic (albeit a subconscious one), Dany learns to be more of an autocrat.
Hmm. I always thought of them more as a parallel. Maybe it's closer to an inversion.
No, I mean mirroring:
Literary Device #1: Foil and Mirror Characters
This is arguably the simplest of the devices. Foil characters share few or no values or traits. Maybe one character is lazy and boring, and his best friend is energetic and a go-getter. These are foil characters. Put them together, and they’ll highlight each other’s strengths and weaknesses. The most common foil characters are the heroes and villains, who stand for different values and want to achieve separate goals.
Mirror characters are used for a similar purpose. They tend to share several qualities and are used to complement and highlight each other’s traits. Common mirror characters embark on parallel plots, sometimes to achieve a single goal, which tests them and highlights their traits in different ways.
whitewolfstark, Learn something new every day! I don't think I've looked at most of these literary terms since high school. Thanks for the information. Makes sense. I guess that's why my mind was going towards universes. They travel such a similar journey but are very much at contrast with their actions and decisions.
Why must I always be the isle of crazy alone in an ocean of sensibility? The should to everybody else’s shouldn’t? The I-will to their better-nots?
