What does the reported use of the words "dead men don't bite" in these lines suggest about the character Billy?

"Billy was the man for that," said Israel. "'Dead men don't bite,' says he. Well, he's dead now hisself; he knows the long and short on it now; . . ."
(from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson)

He led a rough life.

He was a jovial character.

He did not like to think about the future.

His friends had died of old age.

The line itself is saying that killing someone will make sure they can't hurt you, since dead men don't bite. That makes Billy's character seem like he led a rough life which is what I would answer with. He is not jovial, because that means cheerful, and the line doesn't give indication that all of Billy's friends are dead or that he doesn't like to think of the future, so I'd say answer A.

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highschoolgraduate highschoolgraduate · Answer 2 · 2019-05-02T14:37:37+02:00

Answer:The line itself is saying that killing someone will make sure they can't hurt you, since dead men don't bite. That makes Billy's character seem like he led a rough life which is what I would answer with. He is not jovial, because that means cheerful, and the line doesn't give indication that all of Billy's friends are dead or that he doesn't like to think of the future

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