Divine Word College of Legazpi

College Department

Legazpi City

Bryan Pameniano Buendia

BSN 3

GE ELEC 02 Great Books (7:30 - 10:30,Thu)

Block J

1. In your own words, analyze one literary text/ movie written anytime from the Medieval Period to the
present. Please indicate the title of the text/movie and the approach used in the analysis.

"The Canterbury Tales"

The Canterbury Tales is a frame narrative, or a story recounted around another story or stories. It was
written by famous medieval author Geoffrey Chaucer (1378-1400). The casing of the story opens with a
gatherings of individuals at the Tabard Inn in London who are planning for their excursion to the
sanctuary of St. Becket in Canterbury. This is a yearly event, and Chaucer is among individuals getting
ready for the excursion. The Host of the motel suggests that they all alternate telling a story as they
travel. Whoever tells the best story, to be decided by the Host, will get a free meal upon their return.

Altogether, there are 24 stories. It was found conceivable that Chaucer never completed the work since
the preface records individuals who made the excursion however didn't tell a story. Understanding the
flow of the story takes oneself into the life of middle ages. One important highlight in the story is that it
features the restricted role of women in the public arena during tje medieval times. With limited
choices, women were confronted with the decision to adjust to a thin meaning of their job in the public
eye, or face scorn and dismissal. Autholor Geoffrey

Chaucer outlines how autonomous, free-thinking women were seen as less alluring and shameless by
friendly norms, while men are respected for these attributes through his portrayal of each person. At
the end of the day, stories include lessons in morality, human struggles, and more diverting passage.
Many are stories of resentment aimed at the others. It's nothing unexpected that these stories are the
most incredibly obscene and physically unequivocal in nature and furthermore the most notable ones.
The Host of the Tabard goes about as a mediator during the outing, calling upon different characters to
share a story. The Host frequently becomes exhausted or overpowered with a portion of the stories,
particularly those that are sincerely torturing. Accordingly, he requests that the characters let all the
more happy stories know which center around adoration, valor, or something different.

Literary approaches were used in the analysis of the story. A feminist approach is applicable since it
involves the representation of women and the inequality between gender. The capability of women in
majority of aspects of life have underestimated during the medieval times. Women didn't have the
freedoms like in present day world. The vast majority of the ladies were accommodating and respectful,
and they were domineered by the opposite gender. Men had strength over the ladies of middle age
period. Certainly, there were a few exceptions that fought this framework and guaranteed that feminist
groups must be prevailing in that society. That is likewise a pointer that even in medieval times, women
could resist the rules. Another appraoch used in analysing the story is the behavioral approach. For
instance, to understand the portrayal of women in The Canterbury Tales, we must be aware however
much as could reasonably be expected about Chaucer's relations with women (his wife, women at court,
and so forth.). Or on the other hand, in understanding Chaucer's broad utilization of the degrees of
narration in The Canterbury Tales, we should know that he potentially had been authoritatively
reproved for his previous work.

2. Choose at least one quotation you learned from your group and share your personal insights about it.
Indicate the author of the quotation.
“Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight the imagination, and life to everything.” -
Plato

Explaination:

This statement shows the significance of books. Having books stifles individuals' insight. Individuals can
acquire knowledge from understanding books. They can understand reading material, or any sort of
writing. At the point when individuals are not intelligent, they can't pursue decisions all alone.
Individuals lose the memorable capacity since guessing books stimulates the thoughts; and not reading
will abbreviate one's scope of memory. At the point when an individual doesn't read books they don't
realize a lot and knowing nothing can make them guileless, creative, and insightful that would be
significant to the world and to its continous develoment.