<span>The Wife of Bath's tale was written to show the emerging role of women in the Middle Ages. They were moving from being submissive, almost property, to sovereign women with strong opinions and independence. These characteristics were, at the time, only appreciated in men and were frowned on in women. This tale shows that a woman can be a woman and still be independent, strong, and sovereign.</span>
Answer:
We should not be so desperate to achieve our aims that we follow the wrong route.
Explanation:
Ernie is a character in the story who wanted to be a successful reporter. In his quest to write the big stories, he flouted the requirement of transparency and honesty in reporting. When John Vollmer a soldier drowned in the river, Ernie disguised himself to obtain information about him from his parents. He was not transparent in his investigation.
A guilty conscience would later make him to stealthily return the photo he collected from the parents of the deceased and run away. His desperation made him not to follow the right guidelines in reporting and the consequence of that was a bad conscience.
<span>The events in "Water Never Hurt a Man" changed John by the end of the story because:
He becomes more confident in his ability to be a driver boy on the canal.
From a boy who is constantly afraid of being scolded and doing his tasks wrong, John becomes more like his father. He became more confident in doing his tasks and his mindset changed which has been evident in him saying "</span><span>"Water never hurt a man; it keeps his hide from cracking."</span>
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