Mort Character Analysis
A review of the novel “Mort” by Terry Pratchett
Mort was published in 1987 and it’s written by Terry Pratchett. It’s the fourth novel of Discworld-series and it’s about walking through walls, dying and not dying. I found it a real page-turner because it has everything a good novel needs; an intriguing plot and interesting characters. According to Wikipedia, the title is a clever wordplay; mort is a French word for “death” but it’s also the name of the novel’s protagonist.
Mortimer, or Mort for short, is a regular, very normal and nothing special teenager, but somehow Death himself decides that Mort would make an excellent apprentice and hires him. To be honest, Death isn’t completely wrong, since Mort is hardworking, curious and has a down-to-earth attitude. For example he has to clean the stables and after that Death asks
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Princess Keli and Death’s adopted daughter Ysabell are cold-hearted and to be brutally honest, they are what some people would call bitch. Their actions can be justified, though: princess Keli’s reason to be arrogant is that she is a very important person and she has to prove that she is worthy of the crown or else she will be murdered, and Ysabell doesn’t really get to hang out with many living people, since she lives at Death’s dimension. However, Mort changes them too. Princess learns something about gratitude and Ysabell falls in love with him.
The novel is easy to read and it has many good moments. It’s funny and unpredictable - in fact, those two thing go hand-in-hand. The talent of creating so many “what”-moments without confusing readers too much is one of Pratchett’s greatest gifts.
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