Jerome is the main character of the novel as well as the narrator. He is young, single, hypochondriac, middle class man living in London. Above all he is a peace and leisure loving person. He wants to pass his life in a peaceful environment in the village. Because of this he suggests his friends that they should pass the holidays in the natural surroundings of the village. He is fond of History & literature and spends much of his time daydreaming about the days when knights roamed the country side of England. This day dreaming sometimes gets him into trouble when he does not pay suitable attention to what he is doing. Jerome like his two friends on the boat trip is a little vain and conceited, but he realizes it and pokes gentle funs at himself, his friends and the habits of others like them through his anecdote, where he and his friends are often the butt of ego –skewering jokes.
The author has aversion to work and to some extent he is a lazy character. He is a shirker and thinks that hard jobs are meant for youngsters only. In order to avoid work he makes every reason for his ailments. He openly declares he has every disease except a house maid knee. He is religious and philosopher type person.
