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Clothing can tell a lot about a person. Of course, a tuxedo would most likely indicate a wealthy and influential individual, where old dirty clothing might indicate poverty stricken individual. These are effortless to see, but what about a Prioress's be-jeweled rosary, or a humble Knight's fustian tunic? These are not deciphered so easily, but they do tell of the inner reality of the beholder. Authors do not always come out and tell the reader what he/she is saying, somethimes the readers own intuition is required to extract the true meanings inside of a literary work. In the Case of ''The Canterbury Tales'', Chaucer uses superficial descriptions of a characters' dress as a depiction of his/her personal characteristics. The Nun is one of the prideful and ultimately flawed characters; seeming to prefer the aristocratic to the devotional life as discussed in ''The Canterbury Tales''. Though she has sworn loyalty to God and to the church, she displays charms of wealth which mig