March Hawey is an extremely rich old man whom Billy meets in Norm Oglesby's private suite. He later learns that Hawey is "Mr. Swift Boat," or one of the leading members of the organization Swift Vets and POWs for Truth, a group that worked to oppose John Kerry's presidential campaign in 2004. Because of this, Dime later warns Billy that Hawey is a dangerous man with a great deal of power in the government. Despite the warning, Billy finds Hawey interesting, and Hawey is more than happy to talk to Billy about the business world.
March Hawey Quotes in Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
The Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk quotes below are all either spoken by March Hawey or refer to March Hawey. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 11
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Here at home everyone is so sure about the war. They talk in certainties, imperatives, absolutes, views that seem quite reasonable in the context. A kind of abyss separates the war over here from the war over there, and the trick, as Billy perceives it, is not to stumble when jumping from one side to the other.
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Yes ma'am, proud, Bravo has achieved levels of proud that can move mountains and knock the moon out of phase, but why, please, do they play the national anthem before games anyway? The Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Bears, these are two privately owned, for-profit corporations [...]
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March Hawey Character Timeline in Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
The timeline below shows where the character March Hawey appears in Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
11. This Is Everything There Is
An old man waves Billy over and introduces himself as March Hawey. Hawey immediately begins talking about viewing the footage on the news and even asks his...
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Hawey asks Billy if he was scared, and Billy says that he was, but he didn't...
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Back in Norm's private box, Billy listens to Hawey say that he thinks it's bad to keep talking about terror on the news. One...
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...Albert about Billy's Medal, but he won't tell Billy why. Dime tells Billy that March Hawey is "Mr. Swift Boat," and Billy tries to not let on that he didn't know....
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...on Faison and feels as though he's falling deeply in love with her. Suddenly, March Hawey joins Billy and asks Billy about dove hunting around Stovall. Billy knows nothing about dove...
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Hawey continues that business is like a puzzle with a thousand moving parts and tells Billy...
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After a moment, Hawey asks Billy to confirm that he was denied a Medal of Honor. Hawey mentions his...
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