Daenerys Targaryen 'Exposed In Game Of Thrones'

The threat of injustice is too great to ignore, and when faced with oppression, one must not give in to fear. Daenerys Targaryen, of the television show Game of Thrones, suffered misogyny and social inequality her entire life. Due to her being a woman, she was never meant to gain power, but through her strength and perseverance during oppressive times, she rose above those enslaving her and earned herself a leadership position. After establishing herself as a ruler, she fights against oppression and for justice of those suffering through slavery. Rather than focusing on and fighting against her subordinate position in society, Daenerys utilizes her status to gain power and lessen the presence of slavery around her (Game of Thrones).

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The lack of respect for women from older men shows the younger generations that it is acceptable to have misogynistic behavior and discourages women from pursuing influential roles in society which maintains the social construction of gender. Daenerys, like all women, is a victim of this system. She was sold by her brother to Khal Drogo, a king of the Dothraki people, so that he could obtain an army, and she was frequently raped in the beginning of the relationship. In this situation, Daenerys suffers abuse while being used as a sexual object. This example explicitly illustrates the objectification Daenerys faces because she is sold to a man as a wife that is only used for sex. Another situation where she faces discrimination is when she is trying to obtain soldiers to fight with her against slavery. She travels to the city of Astapor in Slaver’s bay to acquire the Unsullied, an army of slave soldiers. Her end goal is to free all the slaves, but to reach that goal, she has to mislead the owner of the Unsullied, Kraznys mo Nakloz, into believing she is willing to purchase the army. During their negotiations, Kraznys refers

Although she was sold into slavery and used for her sexuality, Daenerys eventual accepts the position she has been forced into and capitalizes on it. She is given tips from her maiden, Doreah, on how to be viewed as an equal in the eyes of Khal Drogo. Due to the tips relating to sexual actions, Daenerys is hesitant to use them because she is not consenting to sex with Drogo. Eventually, she gives in and appeals to Drogo’s sexual nature by using new ways of seduction. Although this allows Daenerys to have some power in her current position, it is horrifying that she has to accept her rape to gain control of her own life. After this horrifying situation passes, she falls in love with Drogo because when she took control of their sexual relationship, he fell in love with her and treats her respectfully, not as a sexual object. Daenerys is finally recognized as queen of the Dothraki alongside Khal Drogo because of his newfound love. After Drogo dies from an infected wound, she is left leading Drogo’s khalasar, and because many Dothraki still believe that a woman is not fit to rule an army without a man, they leave to start their own khalasar. Although few men and women stay behind with her, she moves forward and eventually takes over multiple cities and rules them. Not only did Daenerys prosper when defying