This paper examines the Middle English literary work by Geoffrey Chaucer, "The Canterbury Tales". It explores the lives of
a group of
religious pilgrimage travelers whose paths have crossed on their journey of personal growth. The author writes that the "The Canterbury Tales" teach moral lessons through illustrating the attempts of upper class and religious figures to maintain a clean outer appearance, and at the same time, Chaucer provides us with a look at their inner virtues, or lack thereof.