# Maria Kirkeplads — Quicksand character guide

> Maria Kirkeplads in Quicksand by Nella Larsen.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Marie

**First appearance:** 0012-x

## Who they are

A servant in the Dahl household in Copenhagen.

## Relationships

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

_friendship_

Maria Kirkeplads is a warm, working-class Danish woman who offers Helga genuine kindness and a sense of belonging.

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

_friendship_

Maria Kirkeplads is a warm, working-class Danish woman who offers Helga genuine kindness and a sense of belonging.

## In the story

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/quicksand_se/chapters/xiii)

Marie is the rosy-faced maid who adjusts the shutters and slyly observes Helga. She later helps alter Helga's green velvet dress to be more revealing.

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