- Chaucer uses indirect and direct characterization to reveal the irony of characters and their actions.
- The Cook's Tale and some background information on his character.
- This tale falls under the genre of the moral tale.
- Thesis
Body Paragraph One:
- Background of Perkin Revealer (more extent)
- Fight with himself, opposite of protagonist.
- Examples of him fighting himself but losing to the "bad side"like being warned to stop gambling, but continues to do so anyways.
- Irony is his role in society and how he lives his life.
Body Paragraph Two:
- Chaucer's use of direct characterization further in depth with examples
- Chaucer's use of indirect characterization further in depth with examples
- Chaucer's use of tone, syntax, diction, and irony to help reveal the overall theme and message
Boyd Paragraph Three:
- Explain the genre of the moral tale.
- Explain how Perkin resembles an immoral person. He represents everyone in his social status, this was how people saw them.
- Give examples of immoral actions.
Conclusion Paragraph:
- How the story may be different if it were one of different gender or social status.
- Restate the thesis.
- Give a suggestion as to how something added or taken out may help to further explain the role of the cook and what he resembled.
- Talk about showing humanity at its worst and most evil moments as opposed to its best and most moral moments.
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