Chaucer: Similarities Between The Scuire And The Father

The squire and the father are extremely different. The squire is young, lusty, selfish, all about his appearance and the love he has for his lady. He is much more concerned of his social status. He attends battles with his father but doesn’t participate in them, he is more of a lover and an artist rather than someone who would participate in battles and be a courageous one. The father is the opposite of those things. Although they have a few similar qualities the father takes his duty as a knight seriously. He is a warrior, gentleman, believes in the ideals of chivalry and well mannered. He is found to be a profound man.

The Chaucer has high respect for both the Squire and his father. He finds the father as a brave soul, courageous knight and sees no negative to the kind of man that he is. When he looks at the squire he sees him as amusing and talented but everything less than a man. He feels that the squire is a failure because he is supposed to be in training to be a knight. He feels to become a man you need to find what you love and and hold onto it. If he doesn’t want to become a knight then he should not be titled as a squire and should communicate that with his father.
They don’t speak the same language, the squire speaks the language of art, love and the social attitudes of the people. The father speaks the story as a man, as someone who knows how the world works, how the world should be and how it needs to be. The father sees everything as good and bad while the squire sees the world by everything has a reason, good or bad it can be explained and should be