Billy Black Character Analysis

Billy is an elder in the Quileute tribe that lives near Forks and is one of Charlie’s best friends. However, Billy and Charlie’s relationship has been rocky for a while when Bella arrives in Forks, as several Quileutes have stopped getting medical care at the county hospital in protest of Dr. Cullen working there. Billy is an older single man with three children, two grown twin girls and a boy, Jacob, who’s a year or so younger than Bella. He’s confined to a wheelchair, so when Bella sees him it’s because Jacob has driven Billy into Forks. Bella realizes that Billy believes the old Quileute legends (which hold that the Quileutes are shapeshifters and werewolves, and that the Cullens are vampires). Billy is terrified when he discovers that Bella is dating Edward and tries to warn her away from him on several occasions, even going so far as to pay Jacob to attend the Forks High School prom in order to pass a warning message on to Bella. Though this makes Bella frustrated and annoyed, she also recognizes that Billy cares deeply for her safety—and for Charlie’s as well.