Johnathan Locke - a Fictional Character on the Abc Television Series Lost Played by Terry O'Quinn

Johnathan Locke, most often referred to by his surname "Locke", is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Terry O'Quinn. Although he typically has a calm demeanor on the island, his flashbacks portray him as angrier and more emotional. He is the antithesis to Jack Shephard and Ben Linus. In 2007, O'Quinn won the Emmy award for acting in a supporting role.[1]

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* 1 Fictional character biography

o 1.1 Before the crash

o 1.2 After the crash

+ 1.2.1 Season One

+ 1.2.2 Season Two

+ 1.2.3 Season Three

o 1.3 Locke and Stations

* 2 Themes

o 2.1 Games

o 2.2 Philosophy

o 2.3 Faith

* 3 See also

[edit] Fictional character biography

[edit] Before the crash

Locke and his younger sister were raised in foster care from a very young age. She died while very young. Locke's carer felt immense grief, which was relieved when a dog randomly inhabits her home, believing it to be a reincarnation of Locke's sister. Once a fully-grown adult, Locke works at a toy store, where he is visited by a strange woman. She reveals that she is his biological mother, and that Locke was immaculately conceived. Skeptic, Locke hires a private investigator to trace the whereabouts of his biological father. He is led to the home of Anthony Cooper, who welcomes John into his home and regularly takes him hunting. On one visit, Locke walks in to find Anthony attached to a dialysis machine. After much consideration, Locke agrees to donate a kidney to him. However, after coming round from the operation, he discovers that Anthony has long since left the hospital. Enraged, Locke constantly visits his father's house, only to be denied access.

Locke attends an anger-management group, where he meets Helen, who shares the same view of the group. She helps him briefly overcome his issues with his father, and the two eventually move in together. Locke plans on proposing to her, but is sidetracked upon learning about the death of his father. Locke and Helen are the only people present at the funeral, but Locke notices two men watching from a car. They visit Helen later, and question the two of them regarding Anthony's condition. While inspecting the home of Nadia, Locke is visited by Anthony, who has faked his death in order to escape from the two men. He asks Locke to retrieve a large sum of money for him, to which he reluctantly agrees. Upon handing him the money in a hotel room, he is found out by Helen, and she leaves him.

Escaping his past, Locke joins a commune that secretly grows marijuana. He picks up a hitchhiker one day whilst driving home, where he welcomes him into the commune. After six weeks, however, Locke learns that the man he picked up is an undercover cop, who finds out about the marijuana. Locke leads him into the nearby forest to shoot him, but realizes he cannot bring himself to commit such an act, and lets him go. Locke sinks into a state of depression and decides to go into solitude. While he is watching Exposй, Locke is visited by a man, who asks him for information about Anthony, sensing that he is setting up his mother for a con. Locke dismisses the matter, but privately visits Anthony and warns him not to go ahead with his plan. Locke is surprised to learn that Anthony has backed out of his plan of marriage after her son mysteriously dies. Anthony denies killing him, but as Locke is about to call her, he pushes him out of the window, falling 8 stories and breaking his back upon landing. He is then bound to his wheelchair for the following four years.

Locke then works at a box company, owned by Hurley. His boss, also Hurley's old boss, constantly gives him a hard time. One day, Locke decides to buy two tickets to participate in an Australian walkabout. The other ticket Locke bought was for a woman whom he would call, nicknaming her Helen. When the woman reveals she is unable to meet her customers, she hangs up on him. Locke flies to Australia alone, where he is frustrated even more when he is denied access on the walkabout due to his paraplegic state. Locke is then sent home on Flight 815. At the airport, Locke is the first to board the plane, being carried