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'''Lina Mayfleet''' is on of the two main characters in [[Jeanne DuPrau]]'s ''Ember'' books. |
'''Lina Mayfleet''' is on of the two main characters in [[Jeanne DuPrau]]'s ''Ember'' books. |
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At the beginning of ''The City of Ember,'' Lina is twelve years old, and is described as being a "slender girl with long dark hair." She lives with her grandmother and two year old sister, Poppy, in Quillium Square. She is an orphan, having lost both of her parents at the age of ten. Her mother died during childbirth; her father died during an outbreak of "Coughing Sickness." Lina's great-great grandfather was the seventh mayor of Ember, and was responsible for the loss of the box containing the Instructions for Egress. |
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==Plot== |
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Lina's extended family includes her friend [[Doon Harrow]] and his father, and Mrs. Murdo, who becomes her guardian. In the first ''Ember'' book, she also spends a considerable amount of time with Clary, the manager of the Ember greenhouse and a former colleague of her father. |
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===[[The City of Ember]]=== |
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In ''The City of Ember'', Lina is the first person mentioned, on her twelveth birthday. This is when the children are being picked to do jobs. As it so happens, Lina is one of the first ones to be picked (she got the job of [[Pipeworks laborer]], a job she despises), and [[Doon Harrow]] is the last (he got the job of the [[Messenger]], the job that Lina wanted). The book goes on to explain how Lina and Doon used to be friends, but they broke up as a result of Doon falling down a pole. Later, Lina switches jobs with Doon. Lina then came home to tell her grandmoter and her little sister, Poppy, the good news. (Lina's parents died in a [[plague]].) Her grandmoter later says that she knows that there is something lost (yet she does not know what it is) and Lina and her try to find it. Soon after Lina finds the thing, a box, her granny becomes very sick and later dies. While Lina is taking care of her, Poppy opens the box and chews the Instructions for Egress inside. Lina (and Doon) have to figure out what it says. They then try to go down into the pipeworks and find out that the mayor is stealing the fastly diminishing food supply and lights. They try to tell the mayor's guards, but the tell the mayor and he tries to arrest them. Lina runs away from Doon, and gets caught by the mayor. She then tricks him and gets out. She takes Poppy and Doon down the river in the pipeworks and out of the city. She finds out that Ember is in a cave, and drops a letter to [[Mrs. Murdo]], her guardian. |
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Lina's closest ally is Doon. The two were childhood friends, but broke off contact after a schoolyard dispute. When they arrange to trade their unwanted jobs after Assignment Day in the first ''Ember'' book, they renew their friendship. |
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===[[The People of Sparks]]=== |
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Lina is depicted as being a high-spirited, inquisitive girl. She cherishes her job, as a Messenger, because it gives her an opportunity to run and explore the city. She is also portrayed as a responsible figure, caring for both her grandmother and sister throughout the books. Lina is also a talented artist, and constantly draws pictures of things she has neither seen nor learned about in Ember, such as cities with skyscrapers and blue skies. This talent is never explained. |
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Lina has less a role in this book. Lina escapes Sparks to look for a city that partially drove her to find Ember. Lina was also considered neutral in the Sparks Ember political conflict. |
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==Lina in the ''Ember'' books== |
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Early on in ''Sparks'', Lina made a list of her extended family. Here it is: |
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Lina is a central figure in both ''[[The City of Ember]]'' and ''[[The People of Sparks]].'' In the former book, she is the one who discovers the lost Instructions for Egress, and with Doon, pieces them together and discovers a way out of the city. |
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*#'''Poppy Mayfleet''' |
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*#'''Doon Harrow''' |
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*#'''Mr. Harrow (Doon's father)''' |
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*#'''Mrs. Murdo''' |
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In ''The People of Sparks,'' Lina continues to use her mediation and riddle-solving skills by discovering that the people of Ember are the "hidden treasure" of an oft-repeated rhyme. She is also the only Emberite to leave the city of Sparks, heading out into the countryside to discover the "shining city" she has dreamt about and drawn. |
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===[[The Prophet of Yonwood]]=== |
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Lina does not appear in this book. |
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[[category:Ember characters|Mayfleet, Lina]] |
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[[Category:Fictional heroines|Mayfleet, Lina]] |
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Revision as of 08:31, 15 August 2006
Lina Mayfleet is on of the two main characters in Jeanne DuPrau's Ember books.
At the beginning of The City of Ember, Lina is twelve years old, and is described as being a "slender girl with long dark hair." She lives with her grandmother and two year old sister, Poppy, in Quillium Square. She is an orphan, having lost both of her parents at the age of ten. Her mother died during childbirth; her father died during an outbreak of "Coughing Sickness." Lina's great-great grandfather was the seventh mayor of Ember, and was responsible for the loss of the box containing the Instructions for Egress.
Lina's extended family includes her friend Doon Harrow and his father, and Mrs. Murdo, who becomes her guardian. In the first Ember book, she also spends a considerable amount of time with Clary, the manager of the Ember greenhouse and a former colleague of her father.
Lina's closest ally is Doon. The two were childhood friends, but broke off contact after a schoolyard dispute. When they arrange to trade their unwanted jobs after Assignment Day in the first Ember book, they renew their friendship.
Lina is depicted as being a high-spirited, inquisitive girl. She cherishes her job, as a Messenger, because it gives her an opportunity to run and explore the city. She is also portrayed as a responsible figure, caring for both her grandmother and sister throughout the books. Lina is also a talented artist, and constantly draws pictures of things she has neither seen nor learned about in Ember, such as cities with skyscrapers and blue skies. This talent is never explained.
Lina in the Ember books
Lina is a central figure in both The City of Ember and The People of Sparks. In the former book, she is the one who discovers the lost Instructions for Egress, and with Doon, pieces them together and discovers a way out of the city.
In The People of Sparks, Lina continues to use her mediation and riddle-solving skills by discovering that the people of Ember are the "hidden treasure" of an oft-repeated rhyme. She is also the only Emberite to leave the city of Sparks, heading out into the countryside to discover the "shining city" she has dreamt about and drawn.