(But hood, for jolitee, wered he noon,For it was trussed up in his walet.Hym thoughte he rood al of the newe jet.) He did not wear his hat, which had the symbol of Christ on it, he had it hidden in his wallet because he wanted to be modern. That way Chaucer made fun of the pardoners and the Church, because in my opinion he thought that they were corrupted and dishonest and only up for their own good. In the general prologue, where Chaucer described almost all of the characters, he satirized the values of that era. He found the fact that people were divided into social classes depending on the size of their fortune wrong. He pointed out that simple people who worked hard and earney their money themselves were much more honourable than people who lied to get it. He made fun on chivalry and Church and he had an innovative viewpoint on things.
his MA degree in 1692 from Oxford. He returned to Ireland and became a vicar, but went back to London in a year. In 1713 he became Dean of St. Patrick's cathedral in Dublin, where he witnessed the poor conditions of the working class which inspired him to criticize the Engish colonial policy. He wrote 'A Modest Proposal' in which he suggest that poor families could sell their children for sustenance. 'The Battle of Books', 'A Tale of the Tub' he satirized the church. 'Gulliver's Travels' was published in 1726. it is a skillful satire of contemporary England in four parts. The main character is Lemuel Gulliver.
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