# Luke — The Autobiography of an Idea character guide

> Luke in The Autobiography of an Idea by Louis H. Sullivan.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-child

## Who they are

A servant or worker on the Sullivan family property.

## In the story

### [V: Newburyport](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_autobiography_of_an_idea_se/chapters/v-newburyport)

Luke is the brakeman on the train to Newburyport. He engages with the child's questions, shares his ambitions, and becomes a temporary mentor figure.

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