Miss Bartocci is the daughter of Mr. Bartocci, the owner of the department store where Eilis works when she comes to Brooklyn. When Eilis first starts, Miss Bartocci tells her that Bartocci values their customers and doesn’t care who these customers are or where they come from. In keeping with this philosophy, the store starts selling nylons to black women shortly after Eilis starts working, and Miss Bartocci tells Eilis that she will be one of the first two employees to sell these specific nylons. She says that some people might not like this new development but reminds Eilis that all paying customers are equal.
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Miss Bartocci (Elisabetta Bartocci) Character Timeline in Brooklyn
The timeline below shows where the character Miss Bartocci (Elisabetta Bartocci) appears in Brooklyn. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part Two
...at Bartocci’s, Father Flood went with her to the main office and introduced her to Miss Bartocci , the owner’s daughter, and Miss Fortini, the store’s supervisor. Miss Bartocci explained that Brooklyn...
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...any classes she could take nearby, though he tells her not to mention this to Miss Bartocci for the time being, since Eilis should seem focused solely on her new job at...
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...that she has no family in America, she says that she’s going to talk to Miss Bartocci and Father Flood, and when Eilis asks her not to do this, she says that...
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Miss Fortini goes to speak with Miss Bartocci . When she returns, she tells Eilis that Miss Bartocci called Mr. Bartocci, who said...
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Part Three
That Monday, Miss Fortini brings Eilis to Miss Bartocci ’s office, and Miss Bartocci tells her that Bartocci’s will now be allowing people of...
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