# Margaret Creighton — Quicksand character guide

> Margaret Creighton in Quicksand by Nella Larsen.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the kindly Margaret

**First appearance:** 0004-ii

## Who they are

A teacher at Naxos who befriends Helga.

## Relationships

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

_friendship_

Margaret Creighton is a colleague and friend at Naxos who offers Helga some companionship but remains conventional.

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

_friendship_

Margaret Creighton is a colleague and friend at Naxos who offers Helga some companionship but remains conventional.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/quicksand_se/chapters/ii)

A fellow teacher who tries to persuade Helga to stay, warning her of professional consequences. She represents the conformist attitude Helga rejects.

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