Billy Taupe Character Analysis

Billy Taupe is a former member of the Covey and Lucy Gray’s former lover. Coriolanus describes him as being ruled by big, powerful emotions and sees him as a rival. Billy Taupe was kicked out of the Covey after the reaping; prior to the reaping, he’d begun dating Mayfair Lipp, the mayor’s daughter, and when Mayfair and Lucy Gray found out about each other, Lucy Gray’s name was called in the reaping. Though Lucy Gray says she wants nothing to do with him, Billy Taupe tries often to convince the Covey to take him back. Coriolanus also discovers that Billy Taupe is involved in the rebel cause and is even getting information from Sejanus. During an altercation one night, a rebel named Spruce shoots Billy Taupe.