Mo (Mortimer Folchart) a.k.a. She could tell you the names of all King Arthur's knights, and she knew everything about Beowulf and Grendel, the ancient gods and the not-so-ancient heroes. Okay, so I just finished reading Inkheart for the first time. But though she's stuck in the world of Inkheart for nine years, doesn't mean that she doesn't influence Meggie at all, and there are small ways in which her daughter is just like her. Meggie decides to write stories of her own. He felt sorrier that he didn't present it sooner. For instance, Mo describes her in relation to her taste in books: She always did like tales of adventure—stories full of brightness and darkness. Twelve-year-old Meggie Folchart, while listening to the pouring rain in bed one night, looks out her window and sees a stranger near her house. Meggie is forced to read a passage from Inkheart and bring the Shadow, Capricorn's personal assassin of fire, into the real world. Farid and Mo light a fire to draw away Capricorn's men, and Fenoglio causes a ruckus so that Meggie can slip out his sheet of paper. ResaAs the days crawled by, my heart longs to see you again. "Inkheart is my place now," you once said I belonged. Unable to speak after being read out of Inkheart by Darius, she "had taught him [Dustfinger] to read and write so they could communicate with one another" (33.18). Though Dustfinger's a tricky dude (be sure to read his analysis elsewhere in this section), some company is better than none. Meggie decides to write stories of her own. So Meggie laughs like her mom, and shares a fondness for hair nibbling with her too, plus they both adore books. Meggie meets a servant of Capricorn's mother,Teresa, who was a mute woman read out of Inkheart by Darius, Capricorn's stuttering reader, who she believes might be her mother. Resa didn't just lose the ability to speak when she was read out of Inkheart, though—her appearance has been shifting since Darius read her out too. Basta and Mortola escape, but Mo and Resa are reunited. ResaThe day we met, I ever besot you,Longing heart and desperate cry,Oh where did you go?Who did you turn to? (16.7). By entering your email address you agree to receive emails from Shmoop and verify that you are over the age of 13. Meggie learns that her father has the power to read things in and out of books; one night, while reading the book Inkheart aloud to her mother, Mo accidentally read his wife and their two cats into the Inkworld and Capricorn, Basta, Dustfinger, and Gwin out. After being threatened by Mortola, she excitedly tells Fenoglio and starts reading aloud from some books Darious kindly supplies her with. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. "Inkheart is where I'll stay,without you, dear sweetheart Resa." He and Meggie then lived a nomadic life, moving from place to place every few years, in order to keep away from Capricorn and Basta, who want to use Mo's powers to their advantage. And though this means Meggie's pretty much grown up without a mom, she doesn't learn the reason why—that it's because she's lost in bookland—until she's twelve and on the crazy adventure that makes up our story. The five fugitives steal a car from Capricorn's village and flee to the Italian Coast where they try to come up with an action plan. Meggie summons the Shadow (and accidentally sends Fenoglio into his own book), but cannot bring herself to destroy it and Capricorn. She always has one or two of them in her pocket, and she weighs down books with them, especially paperbacks. Dustfinger had betrayed Mo to Capricorn in the hopes of saving himself. Fenoglio asks for some pen and paper to keep his mind clear, but secretly works on an ending to give his story a more satisfying conclusion. It's a good thing that Resa is drawn toward adventure-filled books like these, because when Mo accidentally reads her into Inkheart, this is exactly the kind of book she finds herself stuck in. In the first book in the Inkworld trilogy, Inkheart, Meggie learns that her father can bring stories to life and is being chased by a man called Capricorn for this. His way home was coming. And now Dustfinger knew then it was time to speak to Orpheus. She is the daughter of Mo and Resa.. is what you wrote,"Where can I find him?" Elinor, Meggie, and Dustfinger (accompanied by his pet marten, Gwin) leave Elinor's house to follow Mo and his captor, Capricorn's right-hand henchman named Basta. The book belongs to Cornelia Funke. Inkheart (original German title: Tintenherz) is the first book in the Inkworld Trilogy. I said one last time. As Mo tells Meggie: You look more like her than me, I'm glad to say. Basta and Mortola escape, but Mo and Resa are reunited. Your review has been posted. Basta discovers Meggie's power when he finds Tinkerbell in her and Fenoglio's cell, and Capricorn demands that she will finish his plan. Inkworld Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. It was the one piece of being in a strange world, not his own. But this poem was worth every ounce of his triumphs and treasures. Ultimately all ends well for Resa, despite her willingness to risk death by staying with her daughter when Dustfinger busts out of jail. Meggie learns that she, Mo, and Dustfinger are fleeing from a mysterious man named Capricorn. Maybe they knew, maybe they didn't. For Anna, who even put The Lord of the Rings aside. Disclaimers: I do not own Inkheart. So Resa doesn't just teach Dustfinger to read, but she entertains him and broadens his world. Dustfinger had come to warn Mo about someone who is searching for him, and the three of them leave Meggie's most recent home and depart for a visit to Meggie's great-aunt, Elinor, in Italy. He would be back in the Ink World soon enough. (59.25). This story's a mixture of the first book Inkheart and its movie adaptation. He couldn't have Resa now. Mo only agrees once he is holding onto Meggie -- if she is touching him, he cannot read her into the novel. He only wrote this poem today, to break his heart and remind him what he must do. While stuck working as a maid in Capricorn's village, Resa hangs out with Dustfinger. Twelve-year-old Meggie Folchart and her bookbinding father, Mo, must use their extraordinary reading powers to thwart the evil lord, Capricorn. "Why don't you stay in Inkheart, and I myself go on my merry way?" He is acquainted with Meggie's father, Mortimer (Mo), who is a wandering bookbinder. Mo, Dustfinger, Farid, and Elinor sneak back towards Capricorn's village and try to decide how to save Meggie and Fenoglio. For in that, there was hope for him after all. So he lied to himself. This is something that just popped into my head. Dedication Edit although I didn't use it for an elf queen. But for now, this would do. After chasing the villains away and saving Dustfinger's life, he tries for a few years to read his wife, Teresa, back into our world with no success. I celebrated all your birthdays. And more still to come. The man approaches the house, and identifies himself as Dustfinger. Resa had her lover, the Silvertongue was what Capricorn called him, what Basta called him. She laughs like you, and she chews a strand of hair while she's reading exactly the way you do […]. Back home again. In truth, I do not know. The author would like to thank you for your continued support. And so upon his return home, he kept the poem safe and in his heart. That indeed he would have to face. Meggie has not seen her mother since she was three years old, and although she and Mo both love books, he never reads aloud to her. disappeared into a book. This means that for much of the book, our understanding of Resa is primarily formed by what Mo—the only person who remembers her—says. Biography Edit Inkheart Edit. Bold text. Befriending Resa is a real score for Dustfinger, and according to him, "She knew endless numbers of stories" (43.21). Plus these two can communicate, which has got to be nice for Resa since she can't speak and Capricorn has made sure very few people can read in his village (so she can't exactly write to everyone around her). She passes a note to Meggie in the crypt that says: "Nine years is a long time. Yes, it would do all right. That sounds like some quality mother-daughter bonding time to us. I said one last time. She learns her mother disappeared into Inkheart and is read out of it mute by Darius. No explanation is offered for this change, though it seems possible that it's a metaphor for Resa's spirits darkening as years go by and she remains trapped in silence and a strange land. Death doesn't come knocking for Resa that day or any day after, so when Capricorn is finally killed, Resa gets the chance to makes up for lost time with Meggie by staying with her daughter at Elinor's house and filling her in about the world of Inkheart: Meggie's mother needed a great deal of paper to write down her memories of it. "Why Silvertongue?" Fenoglio gives her a sheet of paper to tuck in her sleeve and add to the passage to save herself. Mo realizes that he needs to find a copy of the book and read Capricorn and Basta back into it, and decides to try and track down the author, Fenoglio. Meggie, Elinor, and Dustfinger are captured by Capricorn's men and are used as hostages to force Mo to read aloud. Mo sends Gwin to find Meggie with a message written in Elvish tucked underneath his collar; Meggie replies and reveals to Mo that she has the gift as well. Mo tells Basta to let Resa go, and Elinor stands up to Basta. Fenoglio is reluctant to help them, but he and Meggie are captured by Basta, who brings them back to Capricorn's village as bait to force Mo to finish his plan.