Sins in Canterbury

Lauren Crabtree Crabtree 1
Jackson 3A
Humanities IV
January 14, 2003
Sins in Canterbury
On their way to a far away place called Canterbury, 29 pilgrims bicker and laugh through the journey. These pilgrims tell jokes and stories to keep themselves amused and entertained and a man named Geoffrey Chaucer writes these down from his own imagination. He creates vivid characters and descriptions so complete, they seem to come alive before the reader. The clothing, hair, and features all seem to be so real and authentic that one could hear and see them as they tell their own stories in the book. These characters do have flaws that Chaucer describes vividly as well. Chaucer depicts the seven deadly sins through different characters and relates those into the story that each character tells.
“Greed or avarice is the desire for material wealth or gain, ignoring the realm of the spiritual” (http://www.deadlysins.com/sins/index.htm). ...