Intentionally deceiving in ”All The King’s men”

Many works of literature contain a character who intentionally deceives others. The characters dishonesty may
be intended either to help or to hurt. Such a character, for example, may choose to mislead others for personal safety,
to spare someones feelings, or to carry out a crime. Choose a novel or play in which a character deceives others.
Then, in a well-written essay, analyze the motives for that characters deception and discuss how the deception
contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole.

The character I’m using is Huey Long in “All the King’s men”