In the readings we have had thus far I have enjoyed and understood The Canterbury Tales the best! =)
I feel all readers can relate to one of the pilgrims discussed in the story. There are all kinds of people from all kinds of lands and they come together to form a type of "friendship" group! It makes me think of the first day at a new school. No one knows each other, yet through social interaction people begin to find a friend who they feel most connected to. I like how none of the people are very similar and they all have their distinctive qualities. This proves that opposites do in fact attract to one another, which I feel is a good thing because this way people's differences can rub off on one another and create diversity. It teaches us to not be bias and to accept people for who they are and what they stand for. This was represented in my class project when I had the participants answer personal and opinionated questions, which allowed the others involved to get to know one another. No two people showed the same interests and this evolved from the fact that I tried to choose people from different "cliques," which is what Chaucer did in the story. Sometimes it may feel you are having to tolerate others in order to fully understand those you are getting to know. Eventually you may feel those peope aren't connected with you and that may or may not lead into a friendship. That doesn't mean you are ignorant or rude, it just means you have different personalities which clash. I'm sure the pilgrims had their own "cliques" because in any group setting cliques tend to form, which may or may not shut out some individuals along the way.
