# Mr. Schwartz — Barriers Burned Away character guide

> Mr. Schwartz in Barriers Burned Away by Edward Payson Roe.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Schwartz, old Schwartz

**First appearance:** 0014-xii-blue-blood

## Who they are

A Jewish merchant and business associate of Ludolph.

## Relationships

### [Dennis Fleet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/characters/dennis_fleet)

_professional_

Business associate and art dealer, with a transactional but respectful relationship.

### [Dennis Fleet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/characters/dennis_fleet)

_professional_

Business associate and art dealer, with a transactional but respectful relationship.

### [Dennis Fleet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/characters/dennis_fleet)

_professional_

Business associate and art dealer, with a transactional but respectful relationship.

## In the story

### [IX: Land at Last](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/ix-land-at-last)

Clerk who shows Dennis the closing duties; mutters 'New broom' as he leaves.

### [X: The New Broom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/x-the-new-broom)

The conservative, methodical store manager who is initially suspicious of Dennis's enthusiasm but gradually acknowledges his good work.

### [XI: Too Much Alike](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xi-too-much-alike)

Called in to give a matter-of-fact comparison between Christine and the painted figure; makes an awkward compliment.

### [XIII: Very Cold](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xiii-very-cold)

The stolid, obsequious prime-minister of the store, who worships Christine from a distance and is occasionally pricked by her caustic remarks.

### [XIV: She Speaks to Him](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xiv-she-speaks-to-him)

His boots are being polished by Dennis; his loud demand for them triggers Dennis's frustration.

### [A Miserable Triumph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xxvii-a-miserable-triumph)

Mr. Schwartz is flustered and admits he cannot tell the original from the copy, despite having seen the original daily.

### [The Two Pictures](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/barriers_burned_away_se/chapters/xxxiii-the-two-pictures)

Hastens to help when Dennis falls.

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