Sister Luke

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Sister Luke is the dedicated yet internally conflicted Belgian nun who serves as the central protagonist in Kathryn Hulme’s novel and its film adaptation "The Nun’s Story."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
literary character
affiliation Catholic nursing order
appearsIn The Nun's Story (1956 novel) NERFINISHED
The Nun's Story (1959 film) NERFINISHED
basedOn Marie Louise Habets NERFINISHED
centralThemeInvolvement conflict between duty and conscience
identity and self-sacrifice
characterTrait compassionate
dedicated
independent
intelligent
internally conflicted
obedient
countryOfOrigin Belgium NERFINISHED
createdBy Kathryn Hulme NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse The Nun's Story NERFINISHED
filmDirectorCollaboration Fred Zinnemann NERFINISHED
filmReleaseYear 1959 (film adaptation)
gender female
hasGivenName Gabrielle NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
literaryGenre psychological drama
nationality Belgian
notableFor inner spiritual conflict
struggle with vows of obedience
notableSceneContext medical work in Congo
moral choices during wartime Belgium
religious training in convent
occupation nun
portrayedBy Audrey Hepburn NERFINISHED
profession nurse
protagonistOf The Nun's Story (film) NERFINISHED
The Nun's Story (novel) NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
settingOfLife Belgian Congo NERFINISHED
Belgium NERFINISHED
strugglesWith conflict between vocation and individuality
personal pride
religious obedience
takesReligiousName Sister Luke NERFINISHED
timePeriod World War II
pre-World War II
workPublicationYear 1956 (novel)

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