Billy Character Analysis in Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

One of Eleanor’s coworkers. Eleanor invites Billy to attend the concert where she first sees and falls in love with the the musician. Billy reports back to Eleanor’s other coworkers the next day, ridiculing of how awkwardly and embarrassingly Eleanor acted at the show. Billy and the other coworkers come around to Eleanor by the end of the novel, expressing genuine concern for her wellbeing and welcoming her return to the office.

Billy Character Timeline in Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

The timeline below shows where the character Billy appears in Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...week, when she must send emails and interact with her coworkers, Janey, Loretta, Bernadette, and Billy. She wonders if any of these people would notice if she died and stopped showing... (full context)

...office on Friday, daydreaming about “the one.” She walks into the staff room and overhears Billy complaining about her to the other coworkers. Eleanor invited Billy to attend a concert last... (full context)

...Eleanor hears giggling as she walks past the others to make a cup of tea. Billy teases Eleanor about the white gloves she’s wearing, and Eleanor bluntly tells him that they... (full context)

Eleanor mentions the concert to Billy to try to learn more about the musician. Bernadette chimes in that her brother knows... (full context)

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...party, as she’s “a bit of a girl around town.” Eleanor expresses patent disinterest, inspiring Billy to joke that she must’ve had a bad experience with Christmas in the past. Eleanor... (full context)

...walks into the office the next morning with makeup and her new outfit on and Billy greets her with a wolf whistle. The women all compliment Eleanor’s hair and clothing. Eleanor... (full context)

...all to get back to work, as “those overdue invoices aren’t going to process themselves.” Billy replies, She’s back!” Everyone laughs, including Eleanor. (full context)