Bill Miller

Bill is dissatisfied with his job and his lifestyle

Bill Miller is a major character in the short story “Neighbors” by Raymond Carver. Like his wife, he appears dissatisfied with his life. He works in “bookkeeping” (p. 86, l. 3), which some would argue is a stereotypically boring job. In contrast, his neighbor Jim Stone is a salesman and often gets to travel with his job. Bill’s negative view of his job seems to be supported by the fact that it is described with the negative word “duties” (p. 86, l. 4), while the positive word “pleasure trips” (p. 86, l. 13) is used in connection with Jim’s job. 

As Bill says goodbye to Jim and his wife, he says: “Well, I wish it was us.” (p. 87, l.8). This suggests that he is jealous of his neighbours and wishes he had their life. While his neighbours are going on yet another exciting trip, Jim and Arlene remain at home, looking after the S...

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