Through his use of diverse and comical characters placed within a racy and scatological storyline, Rabelais is able to give the reader a unique glimpse into the intellect and morality of contemporary French society at a time in between eras. ... It was during the eleventh month of Gargamelle's pregnancy that she had eaten too many tainted tripe and gone off to play games and frolic at the Willow-grove. ... The absurdity of the idea that intelligence was inventing an arse wipe clearly represents the authors opinion that knowledge gained in medieval times was rather insignificant and triv...

• Word Count: 2310
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School