Before revision: The Jaime Lannister character of the A Song of Ice and Fire saga has been described as an examination of the banality of evil, in re the disillusionment of the Kingslayer(who arguably rests in privilege astride the very pinnacle of the oppressive feudal system of Westeros) with the chivalric code of honor, which he has come to perceive of as "merely an enabling fantasy for...unthinking thugs who do what they're told."
After revision: The Jaime Lannister character of the A Song of Ice and Fire saga has been described as an examination of the banality of evil, in re the Kingslayer's disillusionment with the chivalric code of honor, which he has come to perceive of as "merely an enabling fantasy for...unthinking thugs who do what they're told."