Question

bring out the humour in the novel "three men in a boat "?

Answer 1

Three men in a boat is full of great humor. The humor is woven in the language and the funny incidents that occur to Harris, George and J. himself, the narrator. The plot is small. Three Victorian men have a boat journey. The random anecdotes and funny situations make it a comedy classic. One after another, all the incidents are rib-tickling. Whether it may be packing, making Irish stew, taking water, punting, visiting the inn having a trout in a glass case, meeting of Tom the cat and Montmorency-all have classical humor that defies description. This humor is a bit ironical also and is a sweet criticism. It is a light satire of its own kind. No one can help laughing at the commotion caused by the young lady's fox-terrier or when the punt boy hangs on his pole like a monkey. The novel is, thus, a comedy classic of its own times.