Luke Bankole in The Handmaid's Tale
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Luke Bankole in *The Handmaid's Tale* is June Osborne's husband, a symbol of her former life and lost freedom whose separation from her drives much of the story's emotional tension.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ television character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Luke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Handmaid's Tale
NERFINISHED
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The Handmaid's Tale (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Handmaid's Tale (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInUniverse | Republic of Gilead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
family's attempted border escape to Canada
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rise of Gilead ⓘ |
| attemptsTo | escape Gilead with June and Hannah ⓘ |
| characterArc | from ordinary husband to refugee and resistance-adjacent figure (TV series) ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Gilead regime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Margaret Atwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Bankole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Handmaid's Tale (1985 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstTVAppearance | The Handmaid's Tale (TV series) season 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Luke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | primary supporting character ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipTypeWith June Osborne | romantic relationship GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | June Osborne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
determined
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loving ⓘ protective ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| loyaltyTo |
June Osborne
NERFINISHED
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his family ⓘ |
| medium |
literature
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television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
source of emotional motivation for June Osborne
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symbol of June Osborne's former life ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | university professor ⓘ |
| opposes | Gilead's oppression of women ⓘ |
| parentOf | Hannah Bankole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | The Handmaid's Tale franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | O-T Fagbenle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Hannah Bankole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipStatusWith June Osborne | married before Gilead coup GENERATED ⓘ |
| residesIn |
Boston (pre-Gilead)
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedFrom |
Hannah Bankole
NERFINISHED
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June Osborne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseOf | June Osborne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
loss of freedom
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marital love under totalitarianism ⓘ |
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