By viewing the tale as a journey it respects and acknowledges that religious stand points that were with in the societal beliefs. This form of interpretation is known as the most common form and is the best way to fully comprehend the message that is trying to be conveyed.
The last and final form of interpretation for the Canterbury Tales is the belief that they did all of this voyaging in order to achieve new beginnings. The setting it’s self play a large part in understanding this form of interpretation. The travel takes place during the month of April which is during the spring. The author chose this to symbolize the idea of new beginnings. Spring brings forth reproduction of plants, fruits, and other natural enterers. The people voyaging also known as the Pilgrims, signify.
The animals, the pilgrimage is their new beginning. By traveling to their holy land this allows them a fresh start with many opportunities at hand. One major opportunity was to right their wrongs and cut out corruption. So many readers were setting a bad example for those characters underneath them and chivalry also was dying. By viewing the literature as thus, the reader can truly envision the urgency in the need for reformation during this