# Salome — María character guide

> Salome in María by Jorge Isaacs.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0006-v

## Snapshot

A servant girl whose teasing fence-top banter about Tiburcio hides a shrewd, self-aware heart that knows exactly what love costs the poor.

## Who they are

Salome moves between household chores and stolen conversations, washing sheets at the stream while needling Efraín about the mulatto Tiburcio she loves. Her frank, half-joking talk of race and money—if I were white and rich, I'd love you—exposes the social walls that quietly shape every romance around her. She matters because her unguarded wit gives the novel its clearest glimpse of love as it looks below the balcony.

## Relationships

### [Efraín](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/characters/efrain)

_professional_

Salomé is a servant in the household, and Efraín interacts with her in a polite, formal manner.

### [Efraín](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/characters/efrain)

_professional_

Salomé is a servant in the household, and Efraín interacts with her in a polite, formal manner.

### [Efraín](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/characters/efrain)

_professional_

Salomé is a servant in the household, and Efraín interacts with her in a polite, formal manner.

## In the story

### [XLII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xlii)

Mentioned by Custodio as being hardworking but now a puzzle to him due to her possible romantic interest in Justiniano.

### [XLIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xliii)

Distressed over Tiburcio's jealousy and unkindness. She confides in Efraín, cries about the situation, and expresses her dependence on him for help.

## Links

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