# Pepita — The Bridge of San Luis Rey character guide

> Pepita in The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Alone Pepita

**First appearance:** 0003-part-two-the-marquesa-de-montemayor-pepita

## Who they are

A shy orphan raised in the Abbess's convent, sent into Doña María's grand house as a companion, where her timidity and homesickness quietly shape her fate.

## Relationships

### [Camila Perichole](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bridge_of_san_luis_rey_se/characters/camila_perichole)

_professional_

Camila hires Pepita as a maid, treating her with kindness but also with the condescension of a wealthy actress toward a poor orphan.

### [The Abbess](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bridge_of_san_luis_rey_se/characters/the_abbess)

_family_

The Abbess is a maternal figure to Pepita, raising her in the convent and teaching her discipline and faith.

### [Uncle Pio](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bridge_of_san_luis_rey_se/characters/uncle_pio)

_social_

Pepita and Uncle Pio have a brief, polite acquaintance through their connections to Camila and the Abbess.

### [Brother Juniper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bridge_of_san_luis_rey_se/characters/brother_juniper)

_psychological_

Brother Juniper interviews Pepita as part of his investigation into the bridge collapse, seeing her as a key witness to divine purpose.

### [Camila Perichole](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bridge_of_san_luis_rey_se/characters/camila_perichole)

_professional_

Camila hires Pepita as a maid, treating her with kindness but also with the condescension of a wealthy actress toward a poor orphan.

### [The Abbess](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bridge_of_san_luis_rey_se/characters/the_abbess)

_family_

The Abbess is a maternal figure to Pepita, raising her in the convent and teaching her discipline and faith.

### [Camila Perichole](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bridge_of_san_luis_rey_se/characters/camila_perichole)

_professional_

Camila hires Pepita as a maid, treating her with kindness but also with the condescension of a wealthy actress toward a poor orphan.

## In the story

### [Part Two: The Marquesa de Montemayor; Pepita](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bridge_of_san_luis_rey_se/chapters/part-two-the-marquesa-de-montemayor-pepita)

A young orphan girl borrowed from the convent to be the Marquesa's companion; she is observant and tries to protect the Marquesa from public scorn.

### [Part Four: Uncle Pio; Don Jaime](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bridge_of_san_luis_rey_se/chapters/part-four-uncle-pio-don-jaime)

Mentioned as the Marquesa's servant who fetches nougat.

### [Part Five: Perhaps an Intention](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bridge_of_san_luis_rey_se/chapters/part-five-perhaps-an-intention)

Remembered by the Abbess as the one who would have enlarged her work; her memory is fading.

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