https://writershelpingwriters.net/2024/01/character-type-trope-thesaurus-phony-politician/ Helping writers become bestselling authors Sat, 20 Jan 2024 12:31:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://writershelpingwriters.net/2024/01/character-type-trope-thesaurus-phony-politician/#comment-767628 Sat, 20 Jan 2024 12:31:37 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=53911#comment-767628 I agree that the antihero of “House of Cards” is the ultimate stereotype of this character trope. The British original version of the series is one of my favourites. But how could you get his name wrong? Francis Urquhart, sometimes known as FU (a deliberate pun by the auhor). Oh, sorry. I’ve just checked on Google – it seems he went through a name change when he crossed the pond. But he’ll always be Francis Urquhart to me, which is the name given to him by the author, Michael Dobbs. I’d recommend reading the books (series of 3) and watching the orgiinal TV series to anyone who is writing about an amoral politician.

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