Throughout literature, relationships can often be found between the author of a story and the story that he writes. In Geoffrey Chaucer's frame story, Canterbury Tales, many of the characters make this idea evident with the tales that they tell. A distinct relationship can be made between the character of the Pardoner and the tale that he tells. Throughout the prologue, the Pardoner displays his greed and even admits that the only thing he cares about is money: "I preach nothing except for gain." This avarice is seen strongly in the Pardoner's tale, which brings death. In the Prologue the old man represents the symbol of death.
             When the three brothers went to find death "They had not gone fully half a mile, They were about to cross a stile, they came up upon old man." When they speak to him they think that he is the massager of death. The old man says, "Not even death, alas, will take my life" (line 67). In this passage the old man shows that he could never die, because he is death him self. The old man tells the rioters where they could find death. When the rioters come up to the tree they discover a chest filled with florins. This is another example that old man is death, because he is wise and he knows that greed kills all. It could also be related to Pardoner, because he says, "Avarice is the root of all evil."
             Old man says to the rioters that death "isn't one to hide for all your parting" (line 105). In this passage it is evident that the old man is symbol of death, because he knows that the rioter will be very greedy when they see the florins. In the end of the tale it is apparent that three rioters are very greedy and they all plan to kill and get the gold for tem selves. When the younger rioter comes back with food and the poisoned wine the other two kill him and drink the wine. Shortly there after they die. However the old man still lives, thus this incident once...