Luke Chandler
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Luke Chandler is the young farm boy protagonist and narrator of John Grisham’s coming-of-age novel "A Painted House," set in rural Arkansas in the early 1950s.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| ageInWork | seven years old ⓘ |
| appearsIn | A Painted House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arkansas Delta
NERFINISHED
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Chandler family cotton farm ⓘ cotton farming ⓘ |
| characterDevelopment | coming of age ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | John Grisham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dreamsOf | playing professional baseball ⓘ |
| educationLevelInWork | elementary school child ⓘ |
| experiences |
cultural tensions between locals and migrant workers
ⓘ
religious and moral questioning ⓘ |
| faces |
danger from local violence
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economic hardship ⓘ |
| familyName | Chandler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| favoriteBaseballTeam | St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | A Painted House universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | A Painted House (2001 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Luke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicBackground | white American ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryEra | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | coming-of-age fiction ⓘ |
| livesWith |
his grandparents
ⓘ
his parents ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narratorOf | A Painted House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observes | prejudice and social inequality ⓘ |
| occupation | farm boy ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | A Painted House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork | Doubleday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | rural Arkansas ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central point-of-view character ⓘ |
| setIn | Black Oak, Arkansas (fictionalized rural community) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | early 1950s ⓘ |
| socialClass | working-class ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
class conflict
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family life ⓘ loss of innocence ⓘ moral dilemmas ⓘ rural poverty ⓘ |
| witnesses |
family conflicts
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secrets in his community ⓘ violent events ⓘ |
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