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[–]Gilth -2 points-1 points0 points 2 years ago (2 children)
I'm not saying GRRM should change his world, what he does works for his world. I'm saying it doesn't always have to be the case. I'm not talking about a perfect world where everything is perfect between the sexes, I'm saying just because we take a lot from our medieval history, doesn't mean we have to take everything. I think what WoT does is decent, it presents it's own problems, and I don't think Jordan is the best at depicting it, I still enjoy the story for the most part though.
And as long as you follow the laws and customs you make in your world you create, it doesn't have to make sense. If you randomly decide something, then yeah that ruins it, but if you create a world with set laws and customs, it can make sense. GRRM set up his world as he did, I'm ok with that, it works for him, he's good at writing it. But just because it works and I enjoy it, doesn't mean someone could write something just as good in a Medieval type setting where men and women are on a more equal setting.
[–]Wu1v3rine 1 point2 points3 points 2 years ago (1 child)
Well what I more meant was that you can't create contradicting laws and customs for your world and expect it to be good. But I sort of see where you're coming from.
[–]Gilth 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (0 children)
Yeah, I'm assuming you read WoT. I mean look at the Seanchan and their military. Men and Women are pretty much equal. What I think makes the Seanchan interesting is their hierarchy with the Blood and Non-Blood. I don't like it the Seanchan because of that dynamic, but it makes them interesting. As long as you're consistent with laws/customs and what the magic aspect can and can't do, you can make a good story as long as you're not randomly saying, "Oh this can happen now, because I want it to."
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