The Parson In The Canterbury Tales

Chaucer's prologue in his book, The Canterbury Tales, is one of the most prominent pieces of literature today. The first twenty six pages of the novel describes thirty different characters, who have different backgrounds, cultures, and behaviors. Many of the portraits in
Chaucer's prologue act poorly, and do not behave the way they are supposed to; while few respectively follow the seven virtues of the society. One of these characters is the holy and virtuous Parson. Chaucer describes the priest as a humble, caring, and loving man who puts everyone else before himself. The reader should interpret the Parson as one of the better characters in the General Prologue, and respect him for showing great honor for his role in their
society.
Here, Chaucer explains that the pastor of the town is loyal to his fellow clergymen, and devoted to his teachings and the church. He visits his parishioners, whether it is cold, snowing, or raining. The author of The Canterbury Tales wants readers to think of the Parson as exactly who he sounds like; a virtuous holy priest, who is committed and loyal to his parishioners and the church.
The Seven Deadly Sins; Pride, envy, wrath, gluttony, lust, sloth and greed are considered to be disgraceful and shameful in the society. Many of Chaucer's character in the General
Prologue use at least one of the sins. However, The Parson is one of the few characters who behaves properly, and " who is the true example that a priest should give" (16). Chaucer's Parson is never too proud or fine" (17), and " hated cursing to extort a fee" (16). This shows the the holy priest never takes pride in himself, who also never cheats his way into getting money, though many of the other characters do. There is a reason why the author puts the Parsons General
Prologue right after the hussy Wife of Bath, who prides herself in Lust; one of the Seven