Janine Lindo

Janine Lindo is the tritagonist of the Hulu series , the television adaptation of the novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood.
She is a woman who was abducted by the totalitarian regime Gilead and forced to become a "Handmaid", a breeding slave assigned to Warren Putnam and his wife Naomi in order to bear a child for them. Unlike the other Handmaids, Janine's damaged mental state leads her to actually trying to be subservient to Gilead, however due to repeated abuse she begins working against the government from the inside, eventually trying to escape outright.
She is portrayed by .
==Personality==
Prior to Gilead, Janine was a very passionate individual, taking care of her son Caleb happily while still being extremely defiant when Gilead abducted her to turn her into a Handmaid. This defiance led to the Aunts removing one of her eyes, which led her to have a mental breakdown due to the loss of her family. As a Handmaid, she is easily the most subservient to Gilead, likely due to her past trauma, although there are some instances where her old self comes back out, such as when she curses at a Guardian or defiantly tells everyone that Warren Putnam forced her to perform sex acts on him outside of the Ceremony. She eventually attempts to commit suicide after being forced to bear another child, Angela, only to have her taken away just like Caleb.
After surviving her suicide attempt and being sent to the colonies, Janine's mental state actually seemed to improve, as she became more defiant against the situation that she and the other Handmaids found themselves in. She attempts to escape from Gilead with June and the other Handmaids, but ends up being the only one who survives but is recaptured by Gilead. Aunt Lydia, having since realized the problems with Gilead, enlists Janine's help to fix it from the inside. Janine agrees and the two work together to try and make life better for the Handmaids in the Red Center, but once Janine is reassigned as a Handmaid once again to Naomi, she finally snaps and admits her hatred towards her, and later outright tells Lydia that she doesn't feel any regret in going against Gilead. When she is arrested for conspiracy by the Eyes, she doesn't show fear, no longer caring what will happen to her.
==Gallery==
Janinegraphicnovel.png|Janine in the original novel.
Janine film.jpg|Janine in the 1990 film adaptation.
Janinehandmaid.png|Janine as a Handmaid in the television series.
Janineexecution.png|Janine as she is set to be executed by the other Handmaids.
Janineinthecolonies.png|Janine in the colonies.
==Trivia==
*Janine in the original novel follows a somewhat similar story to her television counterpart, having a mental breakdown and being favored by Aunt Lydia. Her story ends with the Putnam's realizing that Commander Warren is infertile and having a doctor impregnate her, which results in the baby dying shortly after being born. Janine goes insane following this and is declared an Unwoman, meaning she will be sent to the colonies, and her ultimate fate is unknown.
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