Philbrick

E598948

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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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
impostor
literary character
appearsIn Decline and Fall NERFINISHED
appearsInSeries early novels of Evelyn Waugh
characterType comic character
opportunistic impostor
countryOfOriginInFiction United Kingdom NERFINISHED
createdBy Evelyn Waugh NERFINISHED
depictedAs charming liar
opportunist
genreOfWorkContext satirical novel
hasTrait inventive storyteller
morally dubious
socially ambitious
unreliable narrator of his own life
languageOfWork English
narrativeFunction satire of social climbing and imposture
source of comic relief
notableFor deceit and self-invention
spinning grandiose lies about his past
roleInWork minor but memorable character in Decline and Fall
settingOfFictionalActivity interwar Britain
themeConnection fraud and imposture in society
satire of class and respectability

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Decline and Fall character Philbrick