Analysis Of "Alison" From The Millers Tale, Canterbury Tales
Class: English 2010.105
Professor: Dr. Arnold
Student: Bob Jackson
Date: September 7, 1999
Title: Analysis of "Alison" from The Millers Tale, Canterbury Tales
In "The Miller's Tale," the character of Alison is introduced as the 18-year-old wife of a carpenter who is much older than the woman. The author's description of the young wife seems to suggest that she was so wild, beautiful, and desirable that the old man had a difficult time containing his jealousy.
Chaucer uses a number of expressions to "paint" a picture of the young wife. The use of the term "paint" is intentional here, since Chaucer seems to be "painting" (with words) the image of a picture perfect young woman who resembles a "painted" porcelain doll.
It is important to Chaucer that the reader see the wife as a woman of sharp contrasts. The outfit being worn by the young woman, for example, was an outfit full of contrasts. He writes that the woman is wearing a white apron "a barncloth as whit......
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