# Dollar Bill — Poetry character guide

> Dollar Bill in Poetry by Ring Lardner.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Bill Dollar Bill, The Author Goodbye Bill Dollar Bill

**First appearance:** 0028-goodbye-bill

## Who they are

A character addressed in a farewell poem.

## In the story

### [A Split Century](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_19_se/chapters/a-split-century)

The umpire who calls the strike, representing authority and judgment.

### [Exalted Above His Fellows](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_19_se/chapters/exalted-above-his-fellows)

Referenced as 'Bill who isn't ill,' dismissed in favor of the sick son.

### [Bib Ballads](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_19_se/chapters/bib-ballads)

Personified as a dollar bill the narrator considers spending on vaudeville, but ultimately sacrifices for his child's needs.

### [Goodbye Bill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_19_se/chapters/goodbye-bill)

The personified dollar bill that the narrator has held tightly since payday and must now surrender.

### [The Phantom Sister](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_19_se/chapters/the-phantom-sister)

Referred to as David, the youngest son who invents the imaginary sister Bessie.

### [List of Illustrations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_19_se/chapters/list-of-illustrations)

Mentioned in an illustration with a man holding a fountain pen and a book titled 'Book on Hand-ball'.

## Links

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