(Kurt and Blaine are my favorites.)

-Past Student

P.S. If I were to ever take more Humanities courses, I would definitely sign up for yours. But alas my requirements are already compete.

As someone who has worked since the age of 16 (two jobs while working on the M.A.) and who paid for her own education, cars, food, cell phones, and rent, I do not identify with, like, or care anything about the characters on this show. Don’t get me wrong: I’m intrigued and am still watching (for now at least), but at this point, I don’t care — if that makes sense.

In other words, I understand where you’re coming from. And, no, it’s not “overly ‘sharey’ stuff; it’s your experience, which nicely supports your reactions.

This, I daresay, Is not what they teach, not even in stories. Unless her parents have been shielding her from fairy tales.

Put simply, if the gal took a little initiative, on her own, to do Anything, i’d have a better opinion of her. Even “get joffrey to like me” seems above her brainpower, some days…

Let alone “get along with my husband” or “be nice to him” in later books.

At first, Sansa is easy to dislike for all the previously mentioned reasons. In the first book, everything she stands for is in diametric opposition to what we have come to believe about women. The first thing to clue us in that we’ve been tricked is her situation; it doesn’t make her a better character, but it’s the first flag we get that says, “Wait, maybe I should reevaluate this…”

Minor spoilers follow, but Sansa’s development through books 2 and 3 show her situation getting exponentially worse, but it’s the way she deals with that fact that redeem her, in my eyes at least. She is still the most pathetic character, but at least we can get behind her now. “A lady’s armor is courtesy,” after all.

It’s a man’s world, and she is nothing more than a commodity. But what she does with that knowledge and understanding of her station will determine her fate. Compare her to Catelyn or Cersei, who are the characters most similar to Sansa. Both of them use what tools they have in order to accomplish their goals. They have to use a lot more proxies and emotional manipulation, but they make the most of what they’re given. Cersei uses her beauty to control men, and Catelyn preys on their sense of honor (sex and honor being of high esteem in this world). Not 100% sure what Sansa will do just yet. She continues to wait for someone to save her, but I’m hoping “Alayne Stone” will be that person. (don’t Google/wiki that name unless you want the spoiler).