As Mr. Chaucer wrote, the truth has to do with the reality in which you live. I think he called his poem “Truth” because it was a way of showing what he saw in those days and what most people believe was real.
For example, when he talked about “For greed entails hate and social climbing uncertainty…” I believe he tries to show a social issue that happened in the past, and that also has an influence in the present. Having money is equal to having power and it is something that most people want to accomplish to be successful; it seems to be an element from our days but we can see it was an issue already in the past, as part of a big truth.
My feelings about this poem have relationship with what I interpret from Chaucer point of view about religion. At the beginning I was confused, I was not sure if he was criticizing religion or making fun of it. Then, I just figure out that he was showing the role it played in society. So now, I am still confused. I know what he wrote but I am not quite sure if I know that he felt. Poetry is an art, it is written by one but interpret by many.
For example, when he talked about “For greed entails hate and social climbing uncertainty…” I believe he tries to show a social issue that happened in the past, and that also has an influence in the present. Having money is equal to having power and it is something that most people want to accomplish to be successful; it seems to be an element from our days but we can see it was an issue already in the past, as part of a big truth.
My feelings about this poem have relationship with what I interpret from Chaucer point of view about religion. At the beginning I was confused, I was not sure if he was criticizing religion or making fun of it. Then, I just figure out that he was showing the role it played in society. So now, I am still confused. I know what he wrote but I am not quite sure if I know that he felt. Poetry is an art, it is written by one but interpret by many.
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