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character sketch of harris

Harris is a carefree man who has a fondness for drinking. He behaves in a weird manner after drinking too much but has no clue about it the next day.

Harris is a man who is overconfident about almost everything. However, he eventually turns out to be a failure with the things he considers himself to be expert at. Harris account of his visit to the Hampton court maze serves as one of the most humorous one in the book. He claims to be a very good cook but eventually messes up the dish and even burns himself. Harris loves music and believes that he is very good at singing comic songs. But the fact is that he messes them up as he forgets the lyrics and confuses the pianist. However, in their discussions on whether to camp out or not, it is Harris who makes a sensible point by counting the difficulties one would face while camping on rainy and stormy nights. According to him, one faces several difficulties as the things that one carries get damp.

Like J, Harris too has an unusual attitude towards work. He has the tendency of taking the burden of the work on his shoulders and then passing the buck to other people. Unlike J, Harris takes delight in graves, tombs and monumental inscriptions. He goes m-ad to see the Mrs. Thomass tomb. He even mentions that he has come for the trip so that he could get to see Mrs. Thomas tomb.

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George is the only one described as having a job in a bank; we are not told exactly what the others do for a living. We do not really get a physical picture of them either, except that Jerome sometimes refers to George as being quite big in stature.Harris is a man who is overconfident about almost everything. However, he eventually turns out to be a failure with the things he considers himself to be expert at. Harris account of his visit to the Hampton court maze serves as one of the most humorous one in the book. He claims to be a very good cook but eventually messes up the dish and even burns himself. Harris loves music and believes that he is very good at singing comic songs. But the fact is that he messes them up as he forgets the lyrics and confuses the pianist. However, in their discussions on whether to camp out or not, it is Harris who makes a sensible point by counting the difficulties one would face while camping on rainy and stormy nights. According to him, one faces several difficulties as the things that one carries get damp.

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Mainly the three men reveal themselves through their own actions and dialogue, and what they say about each other. Harris is somewhat boorish and fond of food and drink. He also appears somewhat short-tempered, for example when he flies into a rage when deprived of his favourite drink.All three men appear generally quite easy-going and also quite lazy. They are shown in a humorous light, and most of the books comedy derives from the various mishaps and mix-ups they encounter on the trip.

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