Mr. Zalatimo is hired by Mr. Gonzalez to replace Ignatius at Levy Pants. Mr. Gonzalez does not think Mr. Zalatimo is a particularly reliable employee and, when Mr. Levy and Mrs. Levy come to visit the factory, Mrs. Levy states that she thinks Mr. Zalatimo looks like a “gangster.” Mr. Zalatimo tries to solicit Miss Trixie to help him at the office, but Miss Trixie bites Mr. Zalatimo’s hand when he tries to talk to her.
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Mr. Zalatimo Character Timeline in A Confederacy of Dunces
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Chapter 11, Part 3
...mail. As Mr. Levy returns, he notices a new employee: a tall, sallow man named Mr. Zalatimo . Mr. Gonzalez tells Mr. Levy in a hushed voice that he does not think...
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...Mr. Abelman’s file but quickly learns that all the files have vanished, which is why Mr. Zalatimo seems so confused about what he is meant to be filing.
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...instructions to Mr. Gonzalez on how he must treat Miss Trixie. After they have gone, Mr. Zalatimo approaches Miss Trixie and asks her for help with his filing. She bites him on...
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Chapter 13, Part 13
...says that she is worried about Miss Trixie, as she heard that Miss Trixie bit Mr. Zalatimo . Mr. Levy thinks that Levy Pants is like a curse and that even staying...
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