Enrico Character Analysis in The Glass Hotel

Enrico works on Floor 17, in the asset management branch of Jonathan Alkaitis’s business. When Alkaitis informs his employees of the scheme’s impending collapse, Enrico flees to Mexico, starts a family, and avoids facing legal consequences for his role in the scheme, though he lives in perpetual fear of the day authorities will inevitably catch up with him.

Enrico Character Timeline in The Glass Hotel

The timeline below shows where the character Enrico appears in The Glass Hotel. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...from the collective first-person perspective of Jonathan Alkaitis’s employees. The morning of the holiday party, Enrico fetches everyone at their desks, announcing that Alkaitis wants to see them on the 17th... (full context)

...coffee and senses that something is gravely wrong. Ron smiles at her, but Joelle, Oskar, Enrico, and Harvey can only stare blankly ahead. Alkaitis states that everyone in the room “know[s]... (full context)

...to write a confession, Joelle steps out for a walk to stop herself from panicking, Enrico buys a ticket to Mexico, and Ron distracts himself by watching inane internet videos. Oskar... (full context)

...has left for the party, but everyone on the 17th floor stays behind, except for Enrico, who has fled, and Oskar, who is at a bar. Harvey is looking through the... (full context)

...investment. She also forwarded a copy of her letter to the SEC. When Alkaitis shows Enrico Ella’s letter, Enrico’s hands shake, but he insists that Ella can’t prove anything she asserts... (full context)

...in North Carolina, without her children. Oskar was released but later reincarcerated on drug charges. Enrico is still free and living in Mexico, now married and with two daughters, though he... (full context)