Why do people like Jon Snow so much?

Yep, what Ala8ia said: we have read the books. He just continues to impress me thêm & more. There have been some instances when I thought he was going to screw up royally but then he pulled it all back together. Had he had a thêm vindictive nature, his story could have gone in a very different, dangerous, ultimately disastrous direction.

I think he should be a really đắng, cay đắng kid but he's not. He makes the best of whatever situation he finds himself in. On the hiển thị we have seen him mature quite a bit, mostly due to the fact that he has a teachable spirit. What's not to love?

P.S. He doesn't have to be relevant to the plots (although he is, somewhat). The happenings at the tường are a plot all on their own, with as much relevance to the story as a whole as the others.

Because, xmmm...
Because, xmmm...
Because, we have read the books...

He's a very important character, as bạn have not read the sách I suppose you'll just have to keep watching. bạn đã đưa ý kiến bạn didn't mind spoilers, and without giving anything specific away he's one of the few 'original' (as in is in the sách from the very beginning) who is still alive in the sách to date.

I have to disagree with what the others are saying. Jon is a much, MUCH better character in the hiển thị than the books.
In the books, he's nothing but a whiny, angst-ridden Marty Stu. Over the course of the series, there are literally hundreds of pages devoted exclusively to his tortured, woe-is-me monologing. Add to that the fact that he is good at EVERYTHING, fighting, strategizing, spying, planning, everything, and you've got possibly one of the "best" examples of a Marty Stu ever.
bạn know how whiny and annoying Luke Skywalker is? Well, imagine if he had actually NARRATED ngôi sao Wars, and you've got Jon Snow of the books. "Oh, no one loves me, I've got it so hard, I'm a bastard, I'm so handsome and clever and good at everything and I'm the only one in the world who has problems!" SHUT UP, SNOW.
Oh, and the only reason I say he's a better character in the hiển thị is we're not forced to endure his painful monologs, like we are in the books.

*ahem* Well, anyway. As bạn might have noticed, I'm not exactly Jon's biggest fan. xD

ivent read the sách yet so i can tell for the show.
I tình yêu jon snow because first, of the actor who plays him: he is sweet and adorable
and i just tình yêu him LOL – Liên minh huyền thoại , i dont know why , ive always had a soft spot for sweet but strong characters , i tình yêu that he is a great fighter but also a great Những người bạn to rely on , he loves his family thêm than anything and i tình yêu when he make mistakes

I read somewhere that the tổng thể story arch of the sách can be broken down into 3 distinct 'sections' that are;

1. The struggle between the families vying for the thrown
2. The story of Daenerys,
3. What goes on at the wall.

As I have not read the sách yet, I can't say for certain but it does look to me that Jon's purpose is to lead the story of #3. So far, excluding that opening scene in the premier, we've only seen the story develop through his perspective, so what goes on beyond the tường had been limited up until the finale. I'm guessing the một giây season will spend a lot thêm time exploring this storyline, since they spent all of season 1 establishing it.

People like to identify with characters who are loners/outcasts/underdogs of a sort. (take Peter Parker, Harry Potter, Bruce Wayne, etc) Because Jon is a bastard he's an outsider, though at no fault of his own. He can't dine with the Stark family, can't have the Stark name hoặc have any of the same rights of his half brothers and sisters, and his father's wife Catelyn loathes him (as if children chose their parents hoặc even asked to be born).
Although we can tell this adversity bothers Jon, he tries to take it in stride and tries to be a man with integrity, a man his father would approve of. He remains a likeable character. I think the same goes for Daenerys, she's a loner in some ways but finds strength in struggleadversity.
In contrast, Theon Greyjoy and Viserys are also kind of loners but definitely thêm UNlikeable.
Might also help that the actor who plays Jon Snow, Kit Harrington, is pretty :)

i haven't read the sách yet...i don't think i understand the whole thing but almost all of my Những người bạn tình yêu him because he's a pretty and they call him "nice fellow"^^i think of him like 50/50.he has some kind of charming hoặc something like that.and everything he does smells like power.and of course he's just "a little bastard" so people can't stand of watching a poor guy suffering because of his unsuccessful origin.people just can't NOT feel about him so maybe that's why he's so popular^^ i'm so sorry for my poor eng

Jon Snow is the lovechild of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark.

This is a spoiler: It is a được ưa chuộng opinion that he is part Targaryen, son of Rhaeger and Ned Stark's sister. He should be one of the riders of Dany's dragon's when she comes to King's Landing.

Jon Snow is hands down the protagonist of SoIaF. He is the quintessential "Hero", always trying to do good and constantly battles to find the greater good. He has all the characteristics of a hero: he is handsome, has great combat skills, and he has thêm "honor" than anyone on the show, save Lord Eddard Stark. Some might argue that Robb Stark is thêm like his lord father, and therefore is the honorable character in SoIaF, once Lord Stark is beheaded. I think that Jon Snow has thêm honor than his half brother. He has to constantly choose between what is the right thing to do in the most difficult of situations. He always chooses the right answer, no matter what happens. Robb on the other hand goes with his gut on most matters, and makes many wrong decisions, such as marrying Jeyne Westerling even though he was betrothed to one of Lord Frey's daughters.
I think Jon Snow is liked so much because he is the only character in SoIaF that is truly "good". I think this is actually funny because he is a bastard, who in SoIaF are supposed to be hostile human beings. Well, hope this answered your question.

It's not impossible not to like him. But since that isn't the answer, I will just di chuyển on.
First, it's his bastard birth. Most people tình yêu those who had a hard childhood, hoặc a tragic experience...well, bạn get the picture.
Secondly, he seems more...human. Eddard is too formal, Catelyn too rational, Sansa too proper. So Jon and Arya are the only ones that aren't that...uh, I just can't find any words to put in.
Thirdly, he's the odd one out, and attracts thêm attention than the rest.
Hope it makes sense. Bye!

I think the thing is he is so honourable, and considers things carefully. He is very kind and seems to help people that are weaker than him. I like he's the strong silent type but he also seemed very loving to Ygritte. In the TV hiển thị he's also very handsome.

I haven't read the books, just started tonight. Jon was raised in a well-known family as a step-child. Having been raised in a similar fashion myself, I feel he is relatable. I feel most people root for the underdog in stories and Jon is definitely that. He also is a noble kid who tries his best to make the right decisions with whatever knowledge he has. He's basically a good boy that bạn want to see grow up and succeed.

I don't dislike him and I think that he is very relevant to the story (or the situation that he is in is relevant), as through him we get to see what's going on at and north of the wall.
But as bạn may have gathered (if bạn read my Jon Snow related question), I'm not quite sure what all the fuss is about surrounding him. He seems to be a bit of a stereotypical screen hero to me - dark haired, brave, agile, clever and everything really. He seems to have no bad traits, which doesn't make for a hugely interesting hoặc realistic character. I haven't read the sách so I can't bình luận on whether this is George Martin's hoặc the programme makers fault.