"Money is the Root of all Evil"
             It is said that, "Technologically man is a gain, but morally, a pigmy." As societies become more complex and the skeletal structure of it is being replaced, it is clear that the progress is one sided. Human beings are truly capable of greatness. The fruits of this growth can be seen in the inventions and magnificent works of mankind. Yet it seems that mankind is loosing its soul and regressing further back into the recesses of time – way beyond that point of startum. There was always a presence of evil – even in the beginning of time and it is also known that human being by nature are prone to selfish considerations. It is not the element of selfishness, however, that makes mankind evil, it is the ways in which it chooses to achieve the ideals of its selfishness. Geoffrey Chaucer's The Pardoner's Tale is a medieval classic that provides this basic truth, which is independent of time and place.
             The Pardoner himself, a supposedly religious person whose doctrine should be based on the Christian morality is a warped character. He is unable to hold to any consistent code of moral behavior. Being one of the most fully realized characters, it is clear for one to see him as who he really is and what he stands for. The Pardoner is therefore, a fraudulent character, who tells about how he shamelessly deceives people who believe that they have sinned. He states explicitly that his goal is not to save people from sin, but to gain money from them. His tale has the moral: the love of money is the root to all evil. The purpose of it is to scare the congregation and then let them by back their peace of mind. This can been seen for directly after his tale and during the sermon he tries to pass off fake items as the relics of saints. The Pardoner is indeed, an abomination for he is a traditional vice character who behaves strictly out of the most impure motives. He is not a m...