When writing the Canterbury Tales Chaucer created the characters to represent different aspects of life within the world as he saw it. He wanted others to understand that there are different levels within society that affect each of us. As he constructed each character he brought out different aspects of the society in which they all lived. Chaucer was trying to include characters that would enrich the story and yet shed light on different plights that can affect different areas of our society. He was attempting to use the characters to paint a picture of the vast array of levels of community and how they are intertwined and how they each affect the other. Just as in society some of the characters were considered less desirable while others
