. ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁are ▁a ▁few ▁references ▁to ▁stories ▁including ▁a ▁character ▁who ▁does ▁not ▁speak ▁despite ▁being ▁phys ically ▁able ▁to . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁book ▁C ut ▁by ▁Pat ric ia ▁McC orm ick , ▁the ▁main ▁character , ▁Call ie , ▁is ▁an ▁elect ive ▁m ute . ▁ ▁In ▁The ▁House ▁of ▁the ▁Sp ir its ▁by ▁Isabel ▁All ende , ▁Clara ▁True ba ▁is ▁m ute ▁after ▁witness ing ▁her ▁sister s ▁mol est ation ▁and ▁aut ops y . ▁" She ▁could ▁not ▁move ▁until ▁the ▁first ▁lights ▁of ▁dawn ▁appeared . ▁Only ▁then ▁did ▁she ▁s lip ▁back ▁into ▁her ▁bed , ▁feeling ▁within ▁her ▁the ▁silence ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁world . ▁Sil ence ▁filled ▁her ▁utter ly ." ▁In ▁Hann ib al ▁R ising ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Harris , ▁Hann ib al ▁L ect er ▁is ▁m ute ▁after ▁witness ing ▁his ▁sister ▁killed ▁and ▁e aten . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁book ▁F lying ▁Solo , ▁the ▁character ▁Rach el ▁is ▁m ute ▁for ▁six ▁months ▁after ▁a ▁class mate ▁dies . ▁ ▁In ▁The ▁P iano , ▁Ada ▁is ▁an ▁elect ive ▁m ute . ▁She ▁cho oses ▁to ▁learn ▁to ▁speak ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁film . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁movie , ▁House ▁of ▁C ards , ▁S ally ▁Matt he ws ▁cho oses ▁not ▁to ▁speak ▁after ▁her ▁father ▁dies . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁book ▁H alo : ▁G hosts ▁of ▁O ny x , ▁Lucy