It's fair to say that Harris's positive character traits aren't immediately obvious. He's portrayed by Jerome as being a vain, lazy, uncultivated man without much taste for adventure. But there's little doubt that he's the funniest character in the book, though most of the humor he generates is unintentional. For instance, he labors under the misapprehension that he can sing. His anecdotes that reveal his complete lack of self-awareness—such as his adventure at Hampton Court—provide an additional source of amusement. Harris is so insufferably pompous and self-absorbed that he has no idea of how utterly ridiculous he is. These may not seem positive character traits, but there's always more fun with Harris around—of one sort or another. When all's said and done he's incredibly good company, if not always for the reasons he'd like to be.
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