Mort | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Mort - This character is a peasant who seems to have overheated his/her brain after he/she learned to read. No one ever seems to remember this character's name. Through this character's actions reality is split into two parts. This character marries the adoptive child of the person that he/she is an apprentice to.

Death - This character is a skeleton shining white and cold to the touch, covered completely in a black robe within whose folds many objects hide. Only wizards and cats can see this character while they are living. This character's...
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