POV character

Chapters of A Song of Ice and Fire are presented through different POV characters. Point of view is the way a story is written, determining through whose perspective the story is told. George R. R. Martin adheres to third-person narration. In each chapter the reader is presented with the thoughts of one particular character, but not the thoughts of other characters appearing within the chapter. The differing, sometimes conflicting, points of view within A Song of Ice and Fire present a multi-faceted view of the story.

Although most POV characters have been featured in multiple chapters, the prologues of the published books and the epilogues of A Storm of Swords and A Dance with Dragons feature characters whose points of view have only been featured once. Beginning in A Feast for Crows, some chapters are headed with a descriptive title rather than the POV character's name, although Martin has not yet explained why.[1] The Dunk and Egg novellas have thus far been from the perspective of Duncan the Tall.

POV characters by book

A Game of Thrones

A Clash of Kings

A Storm of Swords

A Feast for Crows

A Dance with Dragons

The Winds of Winter (so far confirmed)

 Warning
This information has thus far been released in a sample chapter for The Winds of Winter, and might therefore not be in finalized form. Keep in mind that the content as described below is still subject to change.

Statistics

Statistics, detailing the appearance of POV chapters across the novels.

POV Character A Game of Thrones A Clash of Kings A Storm of Swords A Feast for Crows A Dance with Dragons The Winds of Winter Number Of Chapters
Eddard Stark 15 0 0 0 0 0 15
Catelyn Tully 11 7 7 0 0 0 25
Sansa Stark 6 8 7 3 0 1 25
Arya Stark 5 10 13 3 2 1 34
Bran Stark 7 7 4 0 3 0 21
Jon Snow 9 8 12 0 13 0 42
Daenerys Targaryen 10 5 6 0 10 0 31
Tyrion Lannister 9 15 11 0 12 2 49
Theon Greyjoy 0 6 0 0 7 1 14
Davos Seaworth 0 3 6 0 4 0 13
Samwell Tarly 0 0 5 5 0 0 10
Jaime Lannister 0 0 9 7 1 0 17
Cersei Lannister 0 0 0 10 2 0 12
Brienne of Tarth 0 0 0 8 0 0 8
Areo Hotah 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Arys Oakheart 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Arianne Martell 0 0 0 2 0 2 4
Asha Greyjoy 0 0 0 1 3 0 4
Aeron Greyjoy 0 0 0 2 0 1 3
Victarion Greyjoy 0 0 0 2 2 1 5
Quentyn Martell 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
Jon Connington 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Barristan Selmy 0 0 0 0 4 2 6
Melisandre 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Behind the Scenes

All prologue and epilogue POV characters so far have had their point of view featured only once, dying at the end of their chapter or, in the case of Chett, shortly afterward. However, George R. R. Martin has stated, "It's the viewpoint character who always dies. I like to break rules. Just when I get it established what the rule is, I like to break it. So maybe the viewpoint character will die in the prologue, and maybe they won't."[2]

References

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