When something looks to good to be true, it probably is. There are many wonderful Pubs and Bed and Breakfasts in Bath, England, except for one particular Bed and Breakfast run by a strange landlady. One unlucky traveler named Billy Weaver meets his doom when he can’t connect the dots. Therefore, Billy is an eager, charming, and ignorant character in “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl.
To start, Billy is an eager character, and wants to start his new job as soon as possible. He’s excited and ready, plus he doesn’t want anything to get in his way. “He was trying to everything briskly these days… the big shots up at Head Office were absolutely fantastically brisk all the time” (Dahl 1). Billy is so excited he tries to imitate the big shots by being more brisk. “ ‘I think I’ll just go to bed as soon as possible because tomorrow I’ve got to get up rather early and report to the office’ ” (3). Billy is completely focused on his new job and is determined to get there.
Not only is he eager, but Billy is also charming by being kind and polite to everyone he meets, which is perfect in the landlady’s eyes. “ ‘Everything is always ready day and night in this house just on the …show more content…
The landlady makes many things seem odd and Billy can’t seem to figure out why. “Now the fact that his landlady appeared to be slightly off her rocker didn’t worry Billy the least. Afterall, she was only harmless” (3). The landlady acts mysterious, but Billy still things there’s nothing odd about her. “He could see the paint was peeling from the woodwork on their doors and windows… the room itself so far as he could see in the darkness, was filled with pleasant furniture” (1). Billy thinks the Bed and Breakfast will be a good place to stay in, even though the exteriors of all the other houses are in poor condition. Since he couldn’t connect the dots, he met his
To start, Billy is an eager character, and wants to start his new job as soon as possible. He’s excited and ready, plus he doesn’t want anything to get in his way. “He was trying to everything briskly these days… the big shots up at Head Office were absolutely fantastically brisk all the time” (Dahl 1). Billy is so excited he tries to imitate the big shots by being more brisk. “ ‘I think I’ll just go to bed as soon as possible because tomorrow I’ve got to get up rather early and report to the office’ ” (3). Billy is completely focused on his new job and is determined to get there.
Not only is he eager, but Billy is also charming by being kind and polite to everyone he meets, which is perfect in the landlady’s eyes. “ ‘Everything is always ready day and night in this house just on the …show more content…
The landlady makes many things seem odd and Billy can’t seem to figure out why. “Now the fact that his landlady appeared to be slightly off her rocker didn’t worry Billy the least. Afterall, she was only harmless” (3). The landlady acts mysterious, but Billy still things there’s nothing odd about her. “He could see the paint was peeling from the woodwork on their doors and windows… the room itself so far as he could see in the darkness, was filled with pleasant furniture” (1). Billy thinks the Bed and Breakfast will be a good place to stay in, even though the exteriors of all the other houses are in poor condition. Since he couldn’t connect the dots, he met his