The Time Traveler’s Wife

by

Audrey Niffenegger

Roberto Character Analysis

Roberto is Henry’s supervisor at the Newberry Library. He attempts to address Henry’s peculiar behavior (which includes running around naked, missing work, and leaving piles of clothes scattered around) multiple times. Henry is forced to share the truth of his time-traveling condition with Roberto when he transports into the otherwise inaccessible cage in the library’s stairwell.
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Roberto Character Timeline in The Time Traveler’s Wife

The timeline below shows where the character Roberto appears in The Time Traveler’s Wife. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 16
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...(Henry is 31). Henry arrives in the men’s bathroom after being gone for several days. Roberto, Henry’s boss, enters the bathroom and sees Henry’s bare feet through the bottom of the... (full context)
Chapter 37
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...from his desk. Roy and Kevin return with the items Henry requested with Matt and Roberto in tow. They feed the clothing and straw through the gaps in the metal grating;... (full context)
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...Catherine, and he invites her to follow them as well. When they enter the stairwell, Roberto is in the middle of accusing Henry of lying about time traveling—the arrival of a... (full context)