Essay On The Pilgrimage In The Canterbury Tales

The pilgrimage that is taken in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer can be similar to something like, a rock concert. The reason for this pilgrimage is for people to visit a religious figure, well so they say. It is also a reason for all different walks of life to come together and have a good time as they take this moral religious trip up to the saints. The types of people on this pilgrimage are all different; there are moral people and not so moral people. There are also fair and straight edge people, as well as people who have a bit more of a wild side, just like one might see at a rock concert. The people who go there to sit and listen to the music are similar to the people who are only going on this pilgrimage for religious reasons.

On this Pilgrimage, Chaucer explains that there are all different walks of life. The first person that is going on the pilgrimage is the Friar. He is one that hangs out with wealthy people, when he is a very poor man himself. He is on the pilgrimage so he can mooch off the people going to Canterbury, much like specific people do at a rock concert. The Merchant is also a character on the pilgrimage; he could be considered the fashionista of the group. The Parson is another character on the pilgrimage; he is the person that keeps everyone on track. Lastly, the Shipman can also be considered a character that one may see at a rock concert. He is the bad boy type; he doesn’t follow the law and is known to break many rules. All of these characters exhibit specific personalities that may be seen at

Many people take pride in what they have and will show off their wealth and materials to anyone and everyone. This type of person is one on the pilgrimage to the shrine, and we know him as the Merchant. The Merchant is the fashionista of the group. He is described as wearing a motley dress with a Flemish beaver hat and daintily buckled boots. He was a man that worked hard to support his marriage but even though he worked hard he was in debt. The people around him did not see him as being in debt because he was always working to support himself. The Merchant is described at the middle class man. One who has to work hard to get what he needs and to be what he wants to be. This type of person can also be seen at a rock concert. Much of the time people are buying concert tickets with the money they earned from work. One works hard and treats themselves to have a much needed good time. These types of people at a rock concert are usually the ones who are just sitting and enjoying the music. They are not trying to cause any type of scene, but trying to get their money’s worth out of the concert. The middle class, like the Merchant is has nice things and always look presentable. Many times people choose to spend their money in different ways. One might pick to work hard and buy themselves nice things like the