Interpersonal Communication
Cooley's Looking Glass Self
In the Realm Of Westeros no family has more pride and honor then the Starks. In a time where it is easy to lie, cheat, steal, the Starks are honorable. In the episode Winter is Coming, we see the Stark children practicing archery. Bran, the Second youngest son, is struggling to shoot well and wants to quit, but he continues to practice because he doesn't want his brothers to laugh at him. We find out in the later episodes that his archery skills change the tides for many important battles. Starks are not born with there honor, all the children have been learning from their father for years. He is one of the most highly respected men in the Seven Kingdoms because of how he conducts himself. This honor is shown to the fullest when Eddard Stark is imprisoned for being an honorable man, and refuses to change his morales, even if it means getting out of prison. He wants people's opinions of him to stay the same and according to Cooley's Looking Glass Self Principle, "The feedback we receive from others helps shape our identities." (SE1)
Face Threatening Acts
The Lannisters are very corrupt individuals. They will do whatever it takes to ensure their prosperity in the future. A large part of what makes them corrupt is how they deal with Face Threatening Acts. In Winter Is coming(a) Bran Stark Stumbles upon Jaime and Cersei Lannister having sex in the top of a tall tower. They both realize that people finding out about this will ruin their reputation and undermine their entire plot to rule. So Jaime decides it best to push Bran out of a window in hopes of killing him. This relationship was clearly very important to the Lannisters, According to self explanation theory, "people enter into relationships with the opportunity to expand their identity. Successful relationships are the product of the expansion of both parties."(SE2) Although they care about each other dearly, we find out in later episodes that only one party wants to expand their relationship and therefor the relationship fails.
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