Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk

by

Ben Fountain

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Mr. Bill Jones Character Analysis

Mr. Jones is a Cowboys executive. Billy manages to engage Mr. Jones in a conversation about global economics, money, and investing, though Billy is aware that Mr. Jones is only humoring Billy. Billy also notes that Mr. Jones is carrying a firearm at the Cowboys game, something that makes Billy oddly angry.

Mr. Bill Jones Quotes in Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk

The Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Bill Jones or refer to Mr. Bill Jones. 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:
Fantasy vs. Reality in the Media Theme Icon
).
Chapter 7 Quotes

It seems the airiest thing there is and yet the realest, but how you enter that world he has no idea except by passage through that other foreign country called college, and that ain't happening.

Related Characters: Billy Lynn, Mr. Bill Jones
Page Number: 121
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Mr. Bill Jones Quotes in Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk

The Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Bill Jones or refer to Mr. Bill Jones. 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:
Fantasy vs. Reality in the Media Theme Icon
).
Chapter 7 Quotes

It seems the airiest thing there is and yet the realest, but how you enter that world he has no idea except by passage through that other foreign country called college, and that ain't happening.

Related Characters: Billy Lynn, Mr. Bill Jones
Page Number: 121
Explanation and Analysis: