Humor In Gary Paulsen's Harris And Me

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Gary Paulsen is a wonderful writer who has multiple ways to include danger and good humor in his book Harris and Me. One way Paulsen showed adventure in this book was when his characters Harris and “Me” attempted to act like Tarzan. It was adventurous because it was a dangerous idea, and coming from Harris, who seems to always come up with crazy ideas, it means that the idea would be extremely humorous. Acting like Tarzan is definitely the most dangerous, humorous, and adventurous idea Harris has had. This also makes Harris a good leader in the fact that he could actually convince “Me” to go along with him on his swing. Also the fact that Harris’s idea could have literally hurt both himself and “Me” during the attempt makes it so dangerous

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