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{
"id": "got-themes-characters-full",
"title": "Game of Thrones – Themes, Characters & Power Dynamics",
"abstract": "Game of Thrones explores the pursuit of power, identity, and destiny across interconnected characters and houses. These visible themes manifest through the ambitions and struggles of major figures, political structures, and supernatural forces that shape the world of Westeros and beyond.",
"categories": [
{
"id": "themes",
"title": "Themes (User Value)",
"items": [
{ "id": "power-and-legitimacy", "name": "Power & Legitimacy", "deps": ["the-crown", "great-houses", "daenerys-targaryen", "cersei-lannister"] },
{ "id": "loyalty-and-betrayal", "name": "Loyalty & Betrayal", "deps": ["great-houses", "ned-stark", "jaime-lannister", "petyr-baelish"] },
{ "id": "identity-and-honor", "name": "Identity & Honor", "deps": ["jon-snow", "arya-stark", "brienne-of-tarth", "the-night-watch"] },
{ "id": "fate-vs-agency", "name": "Fate vs Agency", "deps": ["bran-stark", "daenerys-targaryen", "melisandre", "magic-and-prophecy"] }
]
},
{
"id": "characters",
"title": "Major Characters",
"items": [
{ "id": "jon-snow", "name": "Jon Snow", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Jon_Snow", "deps": ["the-night-watch", "starks", "white-walkers"] },
{ "id": "daenerys-targaryen", "name": "Daenerys Targaryen", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Daenerys_Targaryen", "deps": ["dragons", "the-crown", "unsullied-army"] },
{ "id": "tyrion-lannister", "name": "Tyrion Lannister", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Tyrion_Lannister", "deps": ["lannisters", "the-crown"] },
{ "id": "cersei-lannister", "name": "Cersei Lannister", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Cersei_Lannister", "deps": ["lannisters", "the-crown"] },
{ "id": "sansa-stark", "name": "Sansa Stark", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Sansa_Stark", "deps": ["starks", "the-crown"] },
{ "id": "arya-stark", "name": "Arya Stark", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Arya_Stark", "deps": ["starks", "faceless-men"] },
{ "id": "bran-stark", "name": "Bran Stark", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Bran_Stark", "deps": ["starks", "magic-and-prophecy"] },
{ "id": "ned-stark", "name": "Eddard (Ned) Stark", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Eddard_Stark", "deps": ["starks", "the-crown"] },
{ "id": "jaime-lannister", "name": "Jaime Lannister", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Jaime_Lannister", "deps": ["lannisters", "brienne-of-tarth"] },
{ "id": "brienne-of-tarth", "name": "Brienne of Tarth", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Brienne_Tarth", "deps": ["the-crown", "starks"] },
{ "id": "petyr-baelish", "name": "Petyr Baelish (Littlefinger)", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Petyr_Baelish", "deps": ["the-crown", "great-houses"] },
{ "id": "varys", "name": "Varys", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Varys", "deps": ["the-crown", "daenerys-targaryen"] },
{ "id": "melisandre", "name": "Melisandre", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Melisandre", "deps": ["magic-and-prophecy", "the-faith"] },
{ "id": "white-walker-king", "name": "Night's King", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Night%27s_King", "deps": ["magic-and-prophecy", "white-walkers"] }
]
},
{
"id": "factions",
"title": "Houses & Factions",
"items": [
{ "id": "starks", "name": "House Stark", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/House_Stark", "deps": ["armies-and-fleets"] },
{ "id": "lannisters", "name": "House Lannister", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/House_Lannister", "deps": ["armies-and-fleets", "gold-mines"] },
{ "id": "targaryens", "name": "House Targaryen", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/House_Targaryen", "deps": ["dragons", "unsullied-army"] },
{ "id": "baratheons", "name": "House Baratheon", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/House_Baratheon", "deps": ["armies-and-fleets"] },
{ "id": "greyjoys", "name": "House Greyjoy", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/House_Greyjoy", "deps": ["fleets"] },
{ "id": "martells", "name": "House Martell", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/House_Martell", "deps": ["armies-and-fleets"] },
{ "id": "tyrells", "name": "House Tyrell", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/House_Tyrell", "deps": ["armies-and-fleets", "the-faith"] },
{ "id": "the-night-watch", "name": "The Night’s Watch", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Night%27s_Watch", "deps": ["armies-and-fleets", "valyrian-steel"] },
{ "id": "faceless-men", "name": "Faceless Men", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Faceless_Men", "deps": ["magic-and-prophecy"] },
{ "id": "white-walkers", "name": "White Walkers (Others)", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Others", "deps": ["magic-and-prophecy"] }
]
},
{
"id": "politics",
"title": "Institutions & Power Structures",
"items": [
{ "id": "the-crown", "name": "The Crown (Iron Throne)", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Iron_Throne", "deps": ["great-houses", "armies-and-fleets"] },
{ "id": "the-faith", "name": "Faith of the Seven", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Faith_of_the_Seven", "deps": ["magic-and-prophecy"] },
{ "id": "great-houses", "name": "Great Houses Coalition", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Great_Houses", "deps": ["armies-and-fleets"] },
{ "id": "unsullied-army", "name": "Unsullied Army", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Unsullied", "deps": ["armies-and-fleets"] }
]
},
{
"id": "forces",
"title": "Forces & Resources (Enablers)",
"items": [
{ "id": "dragons", "name": "Dragons", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Dragon", "deps": [] },
{ "id": "valyrian-steel", "name": "Valyrian Steel", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Valyrian_steel", "deps": [] },
{ "id": "armies-and-fleets", "name": "Armies & Fleets", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Military_strength", "deps": [] },
{ "id": "fleets", "name": "Naval Fleets", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Category%3AFleets", "deps": [] },
{ "id": "gold-mines", "name": "Lannister Gold Mines", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Casterly_Rock", "deps": [] },
{ "id": "magic-and-prophecy", "name": "Magic & Prophecy", "external": "https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Magic", "deps": [] }
]
}
]
}
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