character sketch of William Samuel Harris
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William S. Harris from Three Men in a Boat, is the youngest of the three men. J comments that he always knows where a good pub is, no matter where they seem to land. He's not married and seems to enjoy living in the moment. One of those moments includes getting completely intoxicated and while the other two men are gone, hallucinates and thinks that he's being attacked by a group of swans. The fact that he is a borderline alcoholic probably explains why he seems to have such a short fuse when it comes to temperament. Several times he loses his temper and throws a nice man-sized tantrum. The others just let him rant until he gets it out of his system. He likes to pretend that he's a talented singer who just hasn't hit the big time yet. But, in reality, he's usually so intoxicated that he forgets the words and gets upset with the other musicians.
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Harris is not the main character of the novel but he plays a very crucial role in this novel. Including his two friends, Harris was also very lazy and a hypocrite. He believes in living the actual life not the poetic life. He is fond of drinking. He loves to sing songs but his throat or voice was not good. He also likes to play banjo but he is not quite so perfect in playing this. He was a good cook but sometimes he did some messy work which irritates his friends.
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