ICON: Miller Chaucer has created a world not far different from that which parallels reality. His characters are all chosen with a precision that is almost mystical. One major question at hand is that of without the character known to the reader as the Miller would this story have less value. A simple answer would be “yes” that the miller could be omitted and the story would be unchanged, however as any character exemplifies, there …showed first 75 words of 594 total…

…showed last 75 words of 594 total…makes one question his reasoning for being away from his country yet again. It is possible he is a revolutionary who has led people out of an oppressive situation. “And therwithal he broghte us out of towne” (LN. 566) so perhaps the Miller represents freedom, or all the possibilities listed herein. The Miller is an icon in anyway he is interpreted and the story could not be told with the same effect without him in it.