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Originally Posted by miguel1626
In George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire, children are no more likely to be stupid than adults.
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Funny you should bring that up, because ironically, my pet peeve (particularly in Fantasy) is the other end of the spectrum.
I get irritated by the portrayal of kids as people who are far more intelligent, wise, courageous and thoughtful than probably any kid is in the whole world.
As much as I love the series,
A Song of Ice and Fire is particularly guilty of this. Danaerys is, what, 14? And Jon Snow is 16 (same as Robb) and Bran is 8 or 9. Arya is only a little older.
Personally, whenever I read about them I picture them as older. I've never thought of Dany as 14, for instance; in my head, she's more like 20. Sorry, but there is no way I can believe that a bunch of teenagers and pre-adolescents can be anywhere near as rational and put-together as portrayed by GRRM.