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Originally Posted by Falsteed  She betrayed her father because she did not want to leave Kings Landing, for her it was everything she could never have in Winterfell. I'm not trying to justify the things she did, but she was ruled by emotion. A girl of 11 can't see the bigger picture or what's right, she only sees her father will not listen to her and does not care about her happiness. You're telling me you've never gotten angry at your parents or siblings because you didn't think they weren't considering your feelings? How could she possibly know her actions would cause so much trouble for her father?
Again, even though Eddard was one of my favorite characters, it's his own fault he's dead. (And that idiot Robert for getting him into that mess.)
You can't hate a selfish, ignorant child, blinded by emotion, for being a kid. If you do you're acting just like she does towards Arya.  |
I dont hate her, i dislike her. And a girl of 11
CAN see the bigger picture of what is right. She knew what she did was wrong when she did it. Thats like saying you should never punish children for their misdemeanors cause they dont understand that what they did is wrong. I am currently learning to be an elementary school teacher (2nd year out of third) and one of the things you got to learn our the children (mental) development. At age 11 children do have a clear picture of what is good and bad, right and wrong. While she was ignorant and she did not know the consequences of her actions, she still knew very well that she was betraying her father. Even if her actions did not have had those consequences, i cannot help but dislike her for it. (among other things).
Personally i think you put 11 year olds too much on a pedestial. They are most definitely not as sweet, and innocent as you see them. Sansa may see herself as a little princess, she most definitely is not.