No New Tale To Tell

So far I am really enjoying The Canterbury Tales. I like how the reader receives background information on each character before they all come together. It is always really interesting to read about how people of all different backgrounds come together, both in stories and in real life. Each character is so unique and unlike that rest that it makes me eager to find out and see how they will all interact with each other. I believe that this is a theme that has been reiterated through the years- that you should be accepting of all people even if they are different. It is a theme that should never be forgotten. Even in today’s era not everybody realizes how important that is- but they should. The Wife of Bath was also very interesting to me and I enjoyed reading it. Not only was it easy to interpret, but also as I was reading it, I did not get bored. (This quality is extremely important to have in a story.) And although the writing itself is great, I do have to say that I truly appreciate the pictures. I believe that illustrations and portrayals of these characters really help me visualize that story as I read it. For me, being able to visualize a story makes it all the more enjoyable to read. In this story a man is forced to marry a woman who he finds hideous but turns out to be a beautiful woman on the inside. I think that this represents the age-old tale of not judging a book by its cover. You see it in Beauty and the Beast and even today on a singing show called The Voice where the judges do not see the singers while they are performing as to not judge them by their appearance. I believe that this is an extremely important message that will in fact always be pertinent. The mythical aspect of The Canterbury Tales also intrigues me because who doesn’t love a good fairy tale? Am I right?