Who is Lamort from Krik? Krak! and what is their importance? Krik?_Krak! English & Literature Lamort | Krik? Krak!

Lamort is a young girl who acts as a guide for visiting American Emilie, when Emilie wishes to find the resting place of her mother at the churchyard. Lamort is named after the French word for death, because her mother died during childbirth. Emilie convinces Lamort she should not have such a name but instead take on the name of her mother, Marie Magdalene.