Ennis is the Dallas Cowboys' equipment manager. He's in charge of cataloguing and distributing massive amounts of equipment including footballs, padding and personal protection, and over-the-counter medications. Ennis very clearly takes a great deal of pride in his work and his organizational skills, and he refuses to give Billy Advil for this reason—he states that he could lose his job over even that small infraction.
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Ennis Character Timeline in Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
The timeline below shows where the character Ennis appears in Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
10. XXL
An equipment manager named Ennis introduces himself and then asks Billy and Dime if they'd like a tour of the...
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Dime asks about steroids, but Ennis ignores him and leads them to the footballs and the coaches' equipment. He explains that...
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Dime asks Ennis to autograph his ball. Ennis tries to refuse, but when Dime insists that Ennis runs...
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12. Billy and Mango Are Out For a Walk
...itself. He thinks that America is a nightmare of superabundance. As he thinks back to Ennis and the equipment room, he decides that war works the same way: the winner is...
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