Stories

Storytelling is vital to our growth and development. We are introduced to stories as early as when we’re in the womb. Stories allow us to share ideas, experiences, and feelings with one another. Not only is it through readings like books and poems, but stories can be told through our music and artworks like paintings and drawings.

The author of “The Canterbury Tales” uses the “General Prologue” as an introductory to his story. He begins with explaining the desire of many people to attend a pilgrimage as the return of spring comes around. On his journey he runs into the company of twenty nine travelers who were also on their way to Canterbury. He uses this “General Prologue” to describe and introduce each member of this group. All stories involve characters whether it’s one person or multiple people. The Canterbury Tales was written in the year 1392 and is a collection of 24 different stories that run to over 17,000 lines! Now the General Prologue itself is about 860 lines, which is only the frame story of the poem. In comparison to stories nowadays, we don’t usually include such a big part primarily for the introductions of characters. Traditional stories tend to be very detailed and descriptive in comparison to modern stories.

Nowadays we have easy access to all kinds of stories! Whether it’s through books, music, art, or tv shows and movies everything is telling a story in some way. Personally my favorite way of stories is through books and music. Artists usually have a lot of meaning behind their music and convey a story through their lyrics. Storytelling dates way back to old times through famous artworks and ancient carvings.

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