Philbrick
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Philbrick is a comic, opportunistic impostor in Evelyn Waugh’s satirical novel "Decline and Fall," known for spinning grandiose lies about his past.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philbrick canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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impostor ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Decline and Fall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | early novels of Evelyn Waugh ⓘ |
| characterType |
comic character
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opportunistic impostor ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginInFiction | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Evelyn Waugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
charming liar
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opportunist ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkContext | satirical novel ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
inventive storyteller
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morally dubious ⓘ socially ambitious ⓘ unreliable narrator of his own life ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
satire of social climbing and imposture
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source of comic relief ⓘ |
| notableFor |
deceit and self-invention
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spinning grandiose lies about his past ⓘ |
| roleInWork | minor but memorable character in Decline and Fall ⓘ |
| settingOfFictionalActivity | interwar Britain ⓘ |
| themeConnection |
fraud and imposture in society
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satire of class and respectability ⓘ |
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