- For detailed information, please consider checking out the article on our affiliated wiki, the wiki specifically dedicating to the Inkheart trilogy: Mortimer Folchart on Inkipedia.
Mortimer "Mo" Folchart | |
Occupation | Book-binder (previously) Bluejay (previously) |
Gender | Male |
Family members | Teresa Folchart (wife) Meggie Folchart (daughter) |
Race/Species | Human |
Weapon | Voice |
Fate | Living in the Inkworld |
Appearances | Inkheart |
Portrayed by | Brendan Fraser |
Mortimer "Mo" Folchart
History[]
Early Life[]
Mo enjoyed reading aloud even as a young boy. He first discovered he was a Silvertongue when he was reading Tom Sawyer aloud to a friend and a dead cat suddenly appeared on the carpet. Later they noticed that a stuffed toy of Mo's was missing. They swore to each other to keep the incident secret. In his later life, he repeatedly tried reading aloud again in secret, without any listeners. He kept all of the things that came out except the snozzcumber from The BFG.
Meeting Resa[]
Presumably while helping Elinor repair her many books, Mo met Resa, Elinor's niece, who happened to be visiting. They eventually married and had a daughter, Meggie. Things came out of the picture books, including a feather and a tiny shoe, which were put in Meggie's book box. Mo would read aloud to his immediate family every evening.
Reading Inkheart[]
When Mo bought another crate full of books from a secondhand bookshop, Inkheart was amongst them. Resa got Mo to read it to her that evening because she always liked tales of adventures. They enjoyed the story, since it was exciting, well written, and full of amazing creatures. Mo had just begun reading the seventh chapter when Basta, Dustfinger, and Capricorn appeared, standing in the doorway to the corridor outside the room. Resa was missing. Luckily, all three were dazed because they hadn't fully arrived in our world and Basta and Capricorn hadn't their full strength, and Mo managed to grab Basta's sword and drive the two away.
Mo searched the whole house, but Resa was nowhere to be seen. He put Meggie to bed, telling her that Resa had gone to sleep. He tried, again and again, to read Resa back out, careful not to let Meggie in the room, but the only things that came out was a glass man, who took the place of a mailman who was outside the house. Mo then realized that Meggie wasn't safe from the danger of transporting to the Inkworld anywhere, and vowed never to read again. He told Elinor that Resa went on "some stupid adventure" and never came back and that the injury he got when he was struck by Capricorn's sword, was by climbing through a broken window.
Inkheart[]
Inkspell[]
Inkdeath[]
Physical Appearance[]
Mo has brown hair, and dearly loves Meggie. He has a distinct scar on his wrist because of a bite from Basta's dogs in Inkheart.
Personality[]
Kind and patient, Mortimer is portrayed as a collected and cool-headed man. Devoted to his books, daughter, and wife, he was known to only lose temper, or break face when they were in danger, hurt, or he had no idea what happened to them, books included. He loved to be around those he loved and enjoyed peaceful and quiet days. He also loved making Meggie laugh.
Relationships[]
Meggie Folchart[]
His daughter, and very close to him. He was Meggie's only parent after Resa vanished into Inkheart, so their relationship is very strong. Meggie cares dearly for him, and calls him only 'Mo', nothing else. Mo comes back from Death with a promise. He keeps to the promise and tells nobody what Death will take if he doesn't succeed, because if he did, he thought the fear would eat at his heart. It was that Death would take both him and Meggie, and he cared too much for Meggie to give up at all.
Resa Folchart[]
His wife, lost in Inkheart for six years. He doesn't succeed in reading her out of Inkheart ever, no matter how many times he reads through the book, combing through the words like a fine-tooth-comb through tangled hair. Has a son with her as well, Dante.
Elinor[]
Heads to Elinor's when he flees his own house at Dustfinger's warning. Distrusted by Meggie but trusted greatly by Mo himself.
Dustfinger[]
Dustfinger is Mo's "friend", read out of Inkheart along with Basta and Capricorn. He betrays Mo to get himself back into his book, but ends up becoming very good friends with Mo. In Inkdeath, Mo agrees with Orpheus to bring Dustfinger back from the dead - and succeeds, with a swear to kill the Adderhead for Death.