Using the Canterbury Tales Chaucer tries to portray all of the middle age society, culture, and basic way of life during this time. Form the basic city dweller to the high and noble life of society Chaucer uses his stories to portray a realistic view of what life was really like during this time. Being one of the defining works of later medieval literature, becoming so popular by describing all walks of life of the middle age society and culture. With the Miller's Tale giving an example of loss and loss, the Wife Of Bath describing how a man tries to find out what a woman wants, and lastly Ponderers Tale-telling about greed and ignorance. Why would he write these? Well, I believe it is to give a vivid portrait of life during this time. By telling
