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What is a foil in literature?

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Foil, in literature, a character who is presented as a contrast to a second character so as to point to or show to advantage some aspect of the second character.
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Answer: According to brittanica.com, a foil, in literature, is "a character who is presented as a contrast to a second character so as to point to or show to advantage some aspect of the second character."

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