Through hundreds of years, the society has been changing and evolving. In Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" and Matt Groening's "The Simpsons", both contexts reflect the negative attitude of their respective society. Both texts criticize similar areas of humanity using methods such as satire, irony and humour. With these techniques, as well as the type of medium, it is an effective way of presenting the issues of society. Chaucer depicts each character satirically or sincerely, according to …showed first 75 words of 616 total…

…showed last 75 words of 616 total…also a sign of the corruption in the legal system. The human weaknesses that has been criticized includes laziness, lack of self-discipline, and vanity. Even Lisa, who usually plays the role of a heroine, is oblivious to the misleading act of the monorail construction. Fabrication is also an issue which has been implied in this episode. Due to false impressions on celebrities, the concept of distinguishing between reality and a false exterior is being questions.