Lina Mayfleet

Lina Mayfleet is the main female protagonist of the Books of Ember series as a whole, particularly the first book, Book 1: The City of Ember. She is 12 years old in the book, and in the film adaptation she is played by actress Saoirse Ronan, who would have been 13 during filming. Lina's appearance in the book describes her as having long black hair, and being a slender person.

Early Life
Lina is an orphan, raised under the care of her grandmother, known as "Granny," by her. Lina's mother died giving birth to Lina's younger sister Poppy Mayfleet, and her father later died as well due to an unknown illness.

In Chapter 10 of Book 1, Granny dies, either due to the dreaded "coughing sickness" or finally succumbing to her mental illness, leaving Lina and Poppy completely alone. They are brought into the care of Evaleen Murdo, a neighbor and friend of the family. With Doon's help, Lina finds a way to escape Ember, and they find a tunnel that stops directly above the city, where Lina adds to the note Doon had meant to send to Clary Laine, then they stuff it and a rock into Doon's shirt and drop it out of the tunnel, letting Mrs. Murdo find it.

In the Movie
Lina is an orphan, along with her younger sister, Poppy Mayfleet. They live with the care of their grandmother (known as ‘Granny’ in the movie). Her mother died giving birth to Poppy and their father died trying to leave Ember.

On the day the world ended, the fate of mankind was carried in a small metal box. In a secret location, architects, scientists, and engineers met and concluded that there was only one hope for our future: to build an underground city designed to keep its citizens protected for generations to come. The city would be powered by a generator and made of thousands of lights.

The box was set for 200 years and once the countdown ends, the box would click open. The box was entrusted to the first mayor, who was to pass it on to her successor. As the years counted down, the box passed from mayor to mayor. None knew what secrets it held, only that it would open when it was needed most. But fate ran another course, and the chain was broken. The box was tucked away and forgotten, and as the city grew old and began to crumble, the box quietly clicked open.

On assignment day, Lina was given the job of a pipe worker and Doon is given the job of messenger, but Lina traded jobs with Doon and becomes a messenger instead.

Near the middle of the movie, Poppy finds the box in their wardrobe and opens it. Lina soon finds out that the box has instructions to exit the City of Ember. She tells Doon and they try to find out what it means.

During the movie their grandmother died, and the girls are given to Evaleen Murdo, a family friend and neighbour.

Physical Appearance
Lina Mayfleet is described as having long, dark hair with a tall and thin build as well as being quick in the way she moved, according to Maggs. She was twelve years old when she first left Ember with Doon and stumbled upon the town of Sparks, she soon turns thirteen after settling into Sparks.

Personality
Lina is quite a kind and well-mannered young woman, as well as a loyal and good friend to many. Throughout her life, she has shown that she is an individual who enjoyed helping others, and she, along with her good friend Doon Harrow, managed to save the citizens of Ember countless times. Lina Mayfleet dislikes fighting as shown a couple of times and she definitely does not enjoy being yelled at; she wants to be respected and accepted by others.

Of course, like all people, Lina has her flaws; like Doon, she has an obsession with adventure, and will go to great lengths to get it, which occasionally causes her to act foolishly. Line has also demonstrated that she is quick to jump to conclusions and act too quickly on her instincts, not caring to judge the consequences of what might happen.

Lina has a fondness for drawing along with an amazing and sometimes overactive imagination. Several times while living in the City of Ember, she has drawn various pictures of a city from her dreams that is unlike anything that anyone in Ember has ever seen. Lina loves to run as it makes her feel free, this feeling of freedom caused her to desire to be a Messenger, this trait is again later shown when she receives her horse, Fleet. Lina has a natural curiosity, and once she's set her mind to accomplish a certain goal, there is no stopping her.

Lina has always shown that she loves her family and friends dearly and whole-heartedly, she is constantly there to help them when necessary. She is especially fond of Poppy, Doon, Granny, Mrs. Murdo, and Loris Harrow. However, she is also good friends with Clary Lane, Maddie, Lizzie Bisco, Doctor Hester, Torren Crane, Kenny Parton, Vindie Chance, and Orly Gordon.

[[Category:Messenger|Lina was                                                                       a pipesworker, but her friend Doon, Asked to trade Jobs. Doon had the job messenger, and thats what Lina wanted to be. So they switched. Lina love’s her job, and is very good at it. She gets to run around all day. She gets to hear about people’s business. And her favorite part is getting to go places she never knew about!]]