The Parson In The Canterbury Tales

In the story The Canterbury Tales it describes how a group of pilgrims go on a journey to Canterbury. While the pilgrims are on their journey each pilgrim will tell a tale. To pick which tale that would be told first each pilgrim would have to chose a straw. As they begin to choose a straw they began to tell their tales. Their is a tale different from the rest, it is called The Parson’s Tale. In the Parson Tale the main character is named Parson, Parson is know for being different then the other characters. Chaucer defines the Parson as a man of God, as someone who will teach his followers how to be a strong christian character, nevertheless will show how a non wealthy man should help people who needs more possessions than he does.

Parson shows how a man of God should act. Chaucer tells us that Parson wants to be a stronger leader also an

He shows how to follow the gospel by practicing what he preaches. Before Parson tells his follows on how you are supposed to treat other people he will go out and do the same. Parson not only wants to help his followers to be on the right path, he wants to help the people that are not doing the right things.

Chaucer wants his readers to know that the Parson is a holy man and wants the followers also to be true in faith. “First following the word before he taught it,

And it was from the gospel he had caught it.

This little proverb he would add thereto

That if gold rust, what then will iron do?

For if a priest be foul in whom we trust” (Chaucer 508-511)

He wants all his followers to be clean of all their sins. Wanting to also help other priest by showing how you should act by going around telling non believers about the gospel. Showing how a priest should be by giving his followers someone to trust and not telling a tale. Parson expresses how a priest proves to his followers by not just by trusting them, but giving the objects they need