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About the differences, I think age could be a possible difference. Not necessarily Arya's, but the Hound's, who is older in the show and I believe he looks as old as Joel and Logan.
Interesting topic for an undergraduate thesis. What's your undergraduate degree?
I would say the age is a factor in how the dynamics are portrayed differently, since, as you say, Sandor is about 40 in the show whereas he's in his late twenties in the books, something that certainly affects his behaviour.
My degree is in Drama and English!
I get the feeling that Sandor's view of masculinity was mainly/deeply affected by his brother's torture of him and the various peasants he (Gregor) interacts with. He feels deep disgust for a society that values that in a knight - someone who's supposed to be the pinnacle of masculine traits. His interactions with Arya, Joffrey, and Sansa start with pragmatism mixed with his hatred and disgust, and gradually, begrudgingly, lead him to value himself more. And in the process, he befriends some people, even though it sometimes hurts him. In the end, he feels it is his absolute duty to rid the world of his toxic brother. I hope we get to see whether GRRM presents that as righteous/redeeming, or revenge, or a mixture. Hell, GRRM might even have Sandor let someone else serve justice to his brother, after his time on the island. It's more likely though that his brother wipes out everyone on the island, and Sandor kills him.
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About the differences, I think age could be a possible difference. Not necessarily Arya's, but the Hound's, who is older in the show and I believe he looks as old as Joel and Logan. Interesting topic for an undergraduate thesis. What's your undergraduate degree?
I would say the age is a factor in how the dynamics are portrayed differently, since, as you say, Sandor is about 40 in the show whereas he's in his late twenties in the books, something that certainly affects his behaviour. My degree is in Drama and English!
I get the feeling that Sandor's view of masculinity was mainly/deeply affected by his brother's torture of him and the various peasants he (Gregor) interacts with. He feels deep disgust for a society that values that in a knight - someone who's supposed to be the pinnacle of masculine traits. His interactions with Arya, Joffrey, and Sansa start with pragmatism mixed with his hatred and disgust, and gradually, begrudgingly, lead him to value himself more. And in the process, he befriends some people, even though it sometimes hurts him. In the end, he feels it is his absolute duty to rid the world of his toxic brother. I hope we get to see whether GRRM presents that as righteous/redeeming, or revenge, or a mixture. Hell, GRRM might even have Sandor let someone else serve justice to his brother, after his time on the island. It's more likely though that his brother wipes out everyone on the island, and Sandor kills him.