# Helen Tavenor — Quicksand character guide

> Helen Tavenor in Quicksand by Nella Larsen.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Helen, Tavenor

**First appearance:** 0008-vi

## Who they are

A woman Helga meets in Chicago, part of the social scene.

## Relationships

### [Helga Crane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/quicksand_se/characters/helga_crane)

_social_

Helen Tavenor is a social acquaintance in Harlem whose lifestyle Helga observes with a mix of envy and disdain.

### [James Vayle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/quicksand_se/characters/james_vayle)

_social_

Helen Tavenor and James Vayle share a conventional social connection within Harlem's middle-class circles.

### [Helga Crane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/quicksand_se/characters/helga_crane)

_social_

Helen Tavenor is a social acquaintance in Harlem whose lifestyle Helga observes with a mix of envy and disdain.

### [James Vayle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/quicksand_se/characters/james_vayle)

_social_

Helen Tavenor and James Vayle share a conventional social connection within Harlem's middle-class circles.

### [Helga Crane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/quicksand_se/characters/helga_crane)

_social_

Helen Tavenor is a social acquaintance in Harlem whose lifestyle Helga observes with a mix of envy and disdain.

### [James Vayle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/quicksand_se/characters/james_vayle)

_social_

Helen Tavenor and James Vayle share a conventional social connection within Harlem's middle-class circles.

## In the story

### [Chapter XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/quicksand_se/chapters/xviii)

Hosts the party with a mix of opposing Harlem factions, introduces Helga to Audrey Denney, and jokes about James Vayle's discomfort.

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